Maria Chavalan Sut Finds New Hope After 2 Yrs in Sanctuary A Guatemalan woman given sanctuary in a Charlottesville church for more than two years has received a one-year stay of removal from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who had sought to deport her. Maria Chavalan Sut, 46, came to the U.S. in 2015 after land grabbers threatened her family and later set her home on fire with the family inside. She and her four children survived, but all of their belongings burned. She sought asylum in the U.S., saying that she would likely be killed if she returned to Guatemala.
After 900 days, Guatemalan sanctuary seeker can leave Charlottesville church. But her case is far from resolved. fredericksburg.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fredericksburg.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.