{"id":42128,"date":"2016-06-30T16:57:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=42128"},"modified":"2016-06-30T16:57:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T21:57:43","slug":"undocumented-father-takes-sanctuary-in-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/undocumented-father-takes-sanctuary-in-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Undocumented father takes sanctuary in church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Bian Elkhatib <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">J<\/p>\n<p>ose Juan Federico Moreno has not left University Church in Hyde Park since April 15. He is seeking sanctuary from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after they asked him to self-deport to Mexico. <\/p>\n<p>[vimeo 168295184 w=474]<\/p>\n<p>Moreno, who is from Bolingbrook, has a wife and five U.S. citizen children. He was targeted for deportation after receiving a DUI in 2009. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I regret what I did. But I paid my fines, all the tickets I got,&#8221; Moreno said in Spanish. <\/p>\n<p>He said living in the church is difficult, but he&#8217;s thankful for the support he&#8217;s receiving from the church, the community and his family. <\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Jose Juan Federico Moreno has been living in University Church for over 40 days. He is taking sanctuary from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Bian Elkhatib\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Bian Elkhatib J ose Juan Federico Moreno has not left University Church in Hyde Park since April 15. He is seeking sanctuary from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after they asked him to self-deport to Mexico. [vimeo 168295184 w=474] Moreno, who is from Bolingbrook, has a wife and five U.S. citizen children. 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