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Taking Sanctuary

Sujitno, 70, stands by his bedroom window in a church near New Haven, Connecticut, where he took sanctuary for 18 months after spending 71 days in a detention center. He was finally able to return to his home in Connecticut in May 2019, without further threat of deportation.

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Sujitno, 70, stands by his bedroom window in a church near New Haven, Connecticut, where he took sanctuary for 18 months after spending 71 days in a detention center. He was finally able to return to his home in Connecticut in May 2019, without further threat of deportation.