The Nation - News from Jan. 28, 1987
A federal judge in Brownsville, Tex., ordered Stacy Lynn Merkt, 31, a worker in a sanctuary movement for aliens fleeing political upheaval, to report to prison to begin serving a six-month sentence. Merkt was sentenced to prison in March, 1985, after being convicted of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens.
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