Dallas Catholic Diocese, DAI Stand w/ Family in Deportation Case

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When Fr. Daza of Nuestra Señora del Pilar Catholic Church heard that his parishioner, Adolfo Mejia, was in deportation proceedings, he immediately picked up the phone and called Dallas Area Interfaith.

"It's the children who suffer," said Fr. Daza.

Together with the Dallas Catholic Diocese, DAI is standing with the Mejia family -- including Adolfo's wife, Lucia, and six US-born children.

"This is not a time for isolation," said DAI organizer Socorro Perales, who went to immigration court with the mother. "This is a time to build relationships. It is not over yet."

 

US Citizen Kids Face the Deportation of Their Immigrant Parents, Dallas Morning News

Deportación de Padres Traumatiza a Niños, Dallas Al Día