WINNIPEG—A mother and her two children have been given sanctuary in a Winnipeg church while they wait to hear whether they’ll be deported to their home country of Sierra Leone. The mother, whose name is Fatmata, came to Winnipeg in 2016 with her husband and two boys on visitor visas for a wedding. Darrel Guenther, pastor of Crestview Fellowship Church, told CTV News that Fatmata’s husband left the family behind and returned to Sierra Leone. “She is a female and her rights in Sierra Leone are diminished because of that. Guenther told CTV News the church has been upfront with Immigration Canada and Border Services about the family in the church.

Source: thestar June 06, 2019 21:45 UTC