Gutierrez got in touch with Omar Perez, lead organizer with DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network, a group of congregations in the Washington area that provide support to immigrants who fear being detained, deported or profiled.
“Wearing the bracelet, ICE knows her location at all times,” Perez said. “There was a risk that if she did not show up at the airport at 8 a.m. for an 11 a.m. flight on December 10th, they could arrest her and deport her.”
Perez asked for and received indefinite lodging for Gutierrez from Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, one of the 12 congregations in the Washington area that have prepared legally and logistically to provide physical sanctuary to immigrants at risk.
