REEL SOUTH

Santuario episode teaser

Preview: Season 4 | 40s  | Video has closed captioning.

After 25 years of living in the United States, Guatemalan grandmother Juana Ortega is threatened with deportation and soon takes sanctuary in a small North Carolina church. As time passes, and state lawmakers continue to ignore the family's pleas for a stay on her deportation, Juana's spirits slowly sink. And yet, Juana is patient that in God's house, God will answer her prayers.

Aired: 03/13/19

Rating: NR

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