Helping the Refugees of Religious Persecution

<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW196452174 BCX4"> <p><span data-contrast="none">Nearly 15 years ago,</span> <a href= "https://nypost.com/2023/09/30/german-family-who-sought-asylum-in-us-for-homeschooling-faces-deportation/"> <span data-contrast="none">Uwe and Hannelore Romeike</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">fled Germany in order to homeschool their children in the United States. Under Germany’s education laws, the Romeikes were subject to severe financial penalties for attempting to homeschool. On a few occasions, police came to their home and escorted their children to school. In 2009, they moved to the U.S. and petitioned the government for asylum.  </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">They’ve lived here since, mainly in Morristown, Tennessee. Never formally granted asylum, they were granted</span> <a href= "https://nypost.com/2023/09/30/german-family-who-sought-asylum-in-us-for-homeschooling-faces-deportation/"> <span data-contrast="none">indefinite deferred action status in 2014 by</span></a> <span data-contrast="none">the Obama administration. They’ve since added two children, their two oldest have married U.S. citizens, and they have even welcomed a grandchild.</span><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-contrast= "none"> </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"335559740":480}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Last month, during a “routine check-in,” the Romeikes were told they had to return to Germany.</span> <span data-contrast="none">According to</span> <a href= "https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255482/family-who-fled-germany-to-homeschool-their-kids-faces-deportation-from-the-us"> <span data-contrast="none">Home School Legal Defense Association attorney Kevin Boden:</span></a><span data-contrast= "none">  </span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true,"201341983":0,"335559731":720,"335559739":160,"