A Maryland priest and his wife have assumed care of two children after their mother was detained by immigration officials, according to a story from NBC4 Washington.
The Rev. Vidal Rivas is senior priest at St. Matthew’s/San Mateo Episcopal Church in Hyattsville. Last year he and his wife signed documents making them standby guardians for 26 children of people who feared being detained or deported, he said.
The children they are caring for are a 4-year-old boy and an 18-month-old girl. Their mother is an asylum-seeker who was detained during an appointment with immigration officials earlier this month, Rivas told the station, speaking in Spanish. To read more, click here
