TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - An immigrant woman living in a Tucson church for the past 15 months to avoid deportation is going home.
Rosa Robles Loreto moved into Southside Presbyterian Church in August 2014 after being ordered to leave the country.
Her case began when she was pulled over for a traffic infraction five years ago and turned over to the Border Patrol.
A spokeswoman says Robles Loreto’s attorney came to a confidential agreement with the government that allows her to go home.
Robles Loreto had wide support in Tucson, with tens of thousands of signs with her photo placed on lawns and businesses. The Pima County Board of Supervisors and the Tucson City Council passed resolutions urging the federal government to provide leniency.
The 42-year-old mother of two will leave the church on Wednesday.
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