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Illegal Immigrants Find Refuge In Holy Places

Illegal immigrants find refuge in holy places

Liliana, a 29-year-old factory worker from Mexico who crossed the border illegally in 1998, begged and pleaded. "What about my children?" she asked. "I have a baby. I'm nursing." The agents softened when they heard Pablito crying, she says, and gave her a reprieve. They ordered her to report to a detention center five days later to be sent back to Mexico. Instead, Liliana hid at the home of a Catholic deacon and his wife. Last month she emerged from hiding and took up residence at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, which has pledged to protect her from deportation.
Ref. https://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007...sanctuary_N.htm

Places Holy Refuge Find Immigrants Illegal

The story is indeed touching but does not change the fact that she made a choice when she crossed the border illegally so how come now (based on what these Churches are saying) the immigration laws break families apart? I don't understand it. She has been in the US since 1998 and yet, she does not speak English? I am not judging her but try to understand how come it is the law to blame for a decision that she knew would probably take her to this present point.