The Cinema Columbus Film Festival will screen a documentary on Edith Espinal, who spent three years in a church to avoid deportation to Mexico.
policy guidelines changed to prioritize deportation of undocumented immigrants who had committed crimes while in the country under President Joe Biden.The documentary focuses on the juxtaposition that struck the filmmakers, of the nation going into lockdown due to COVID-19 in March 2020, when Espinal had already been isolated for years.
Espinal, who had been living in Columbus for over 20 years, was one of dozens of undocumented immigrants who sought sanctuary inside of churches across the United States during Donald Trump’s presidency, which included increased immigration enforcement and deportations. She sought sanctuary to stay in Columbus with her three adult children and her husband, instead of being sent to Mexico and separated from them.
The policy states that enforcement actions should be avoided or have prior approval from a supervisor at schools and places of worship, unless there are certain circumstances.where she lived in a converted Sunday-school classroom on the second floor of the church.“A Shelter for Edith” is intended to shed light on her solitary life and the threat that sent her indoors, “the fear that the U.S. immigration system could tear her family apart,” according to Noonday Films.
“I first met Edith when she took sanctuary in our church in 2017. She has since become a close friend,” said Stone Leahy, the director of the film, in a statement. “As part of her advocacy team I have had the honor of learning from her steadfast commitment to justice, her passion for change and her unending strength in the face of a powerful and unjust system.
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