A man facing deportation has the support of local college students.

Students at Southern Connecticut State University walked out in support of Nelson Pinos on Thursday afternoon.

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Pinos has been living in sanctuary in a New Haven church for the past nine months.

Immigration officials have threatened to take him away if he leaves the church.

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