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Missouri Episcopal bishop details family’s year apart after a routine immigration appointment

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The U.S. immigration system has long faced criticism as overcrowded and broken. In this episode, STLPR’s Marissanne Lewis-Thompson speaks with the Rev. Deon Johnson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, about how a routine green card appointment in Mexico led to a yearlong separation from his husband and upended their family’s life.

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