Recently Edith Espinal, an undocumented immigrant, was given sanctuary by the Columbus Mennonite Church. As a mother of three Edith Espinal did not want to leave the country and her family, so instead of attending a final check in with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement which most likely would have resulted in her deportation she fled to the church. Organizers are now claiming that Columbus has officially become a sanctuary city and are now calling for U.S.Senator Rob Portman to call for the ICE to grant a stay on Edith Espinal’s deportation order. In a similar case earlier this year a mother from Cincinnati was deported despite numerous efforts by Portman and Sherrod Brown to prevent the mother from being deported. Members of the church