Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief
โ For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston. AdThose who have taken sanctuary have enlisted lawmakers to ask Biden for relief, pushing to cancel deportation orders and reviving the use of private bills โ measures to protect a person or group. The Trump administration was more hardline, taking an Indonesian immigrant into custody on church grounds last year. After all, her family was ordered to leave when Biden was vice president. โMy lawyer says I could leave the church today, but I just donโt trust things,โ Macario said.
'We are no less American': Deaths pile up on Texas border
A man arrives at Starr County Memorial Hospital, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Rio Grande City, Texas. In July alone, Hidalgo County reported more than 600 deaths more than the Houston area, which is five times larger. At DHR Health, one of the largest hospitals on the border, nearly 200 of the 500 beds belong to coronavirus patients isolated in two units. Texas reopened quicker than most of the U.S., only to backtrack in the face of massive outbreaks. She has spent entire shifts calling other ICUs in Texas to accept helicopter transfers out of her 29-bed unit.