Nora Sandigo Children Foundation (NSCF) was established in 1989 by Monsignor Pablo Antonio Vega and Nora Sandigo. NSCF focuses on children who have lost or are at risk of losing their parents to depor...

Founder/ Executive Director Nora Sandigo, also known as “La Gran Madre”, aka “the great mother” has personally accepted guardianship for over 1,200 children. She is a wife and mother that has dedicated her life to helping children that have lost their parents due to deportation.

With limited funds, but endless determination, Nora founded American Fraternity in 1989, presently known as the Nora Sandigo Children Foundation. NSCF helps immigrants integrate and adjust to American society, culture and legal processes.

Jul 5, 2014 · Nora Sandigo is guardian to hundreds of U.S. citizens born to illegal immigrants who are subject to deportation. KENDALL, Fla. T he first emergency phone call of the...

Jul 27, 2014 · Nora Sandigo is the legal guardian of 817 American children of undocumented immigrants. Should a parent be deported, Sandigo steps in to arrange care for the children they leave behind.

5 days ago · A mother thanks notary Adela Morales, right, and Nora Sandigo, left, after she signed documents giving Sandigo legal guardianship of her children, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Miami. Since December, Sandigo has become the legal guardian of at least 30 children. She has been doing so for 15 years and is the legal guardian to more than 2,000 children of undocumented immigrants. Marta Lavandier/AP

Nora Sandigo is the founder of the Nora Sandigo Children Foundation (NSCF), which supports immigrant children and families. A refugee from Nicaragua, she began NSCF in the 1980s to assist refugees with essential resources like immigration paperwork and housing.

Jan 17, 2018 · Immigration activist Nora Sandigo has accepted responsibility for 1,250 children of immigrants living in the United States illegally. Hundreds of parents have signed power of attorney documents...

4 days ago · A mother thanks notary Adela Morales, right, and Nora Sandigo, left, after she signed documents giving Sandigo legal guardianship of her children, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Miami. Since December ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Nora Sandigo, a Nicaraguan immigrant living in Miami, has become a legal guardian to the children of immigrant families fearing deportation under Trump's intensified immigration policies. As sanctuary cities like Chicago brace for potential raids, community leaders urge preparedness and solidarity amongst immigrants.