“We’re always going to be grateful. It’s hard to find a place like Posada Guadalupe.”
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“They had to leave,” said Father Phil Ley, the nonprofit’s director, “and they got to the point where there was no room at the inn, so to speak, until they stumbled upon us.” In July, Luis and his family fled from crime, food insecurity and violence they didn’t want their son to witness. Katherine had worked at a bakery. Luis was a firefighter, a job he’d wanted since he was a child.Seeking asylum, they migrated north to the United States and a better future for Mathias. In August, the family arrived at the shelter for homeless migrant men in the process of legalizing their status.Luis and Katherine look for cough medicine for their 4-year son, Mathias.
They steered clear of immigration stops and checkpoints where travelers said guards asked for bribes. To tide them over, Luis set aside his pride and asked passersby for money.
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