Francisca Lino is undocumented, and the mother of four US citizens. For nearly two years, she has lived in a sanctuary space above a church -- and has not stepped outside because she fears being deported.
Then her eyes locked on something."Una van blanca," she said. A windowless white van with red flashers caught her attention. "Could it be ICE?" she feared.Read MoreFrancisca Lino looks out onto the street outside Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago on July 13.Lino is undocumented and the mother of four US citizens. And for nearly two years now, she has been living on the second floor of Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago's west side.
"Francisca Lino, left, talks and laughs with her twin 17-year-old daughters Judith, center, and Juliana, right.It makes her husband Diego Lino sad too. When he visited Saturday his eyes were blood shot. He says he picked up a second job to help make ends meet since his wife can't work. He wakes up at 2:30 a.m. and works seven days a week. The drive to see his wife in the church is a two-hour round trip."It's tough," Diego Lino said.
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