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Expanding Sanctuary

Expanding Sanctuary

2023•20m
DocumentaryFamily

A Latinx immigrant mother makes waves with a historic campaign to end the sharing of the Philadelphia police database with ICE.

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Sotomayor Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Linda Hernandez

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