That’s the news out of the Department of Homeland Security, according to the Christian Post:
The Department of Homeland Security has granted a special status to the Romeikes, a German homeschooling family that was under threat of being deported after being denied a Supreme Court review Monday, that will allow them to stay in the United States.Praise God! And it’s always nice to hear that there are still people in the federal government with a modicum of compassion and/or sense.
DHS has granted them “indefinite deferred status,” according to a Home School Legal Defense Association press release.
“This is an incredible victory that I can only credit to Almighty God. I also want to thank those who spoke up on this issue — including that long ago White House petition. We believe that the public outcry made a huge impact. What an amazing turnaround — in just 24 hours,” Michael Farris, chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, said Tuesday.
“We are happy to have indefinite status even though we won’t be able to get American citizenship any time soon,” Uwe Romeike, the father, said. “As long as we can live at peace here, we are happy. We have always been ready to go wherever the Lord would lead us — and I know my citizenship isn’t really on earth.
“This has always been about our children. I wouldn’t have minded staying in Germany if the mistreatment targeted only me — but our whole family was targeted when German authorities would not tolerate our decision to teach our children — that is what brought us here.”
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