Alex Garcia, never a big fan of the spotlight, was the guest of honor last night at two parties.
Friends and supporters held simultaneous dinners as fundraisers for the married father of five, who took sanctuary from immigration agents nearly five months ago in a Maplewood church. By moving into Christ Church, Garcia hoped to stop deportation — the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has a policy of not forcing arrests at sensitive locations like churches unless there is an emergency.
The 36-year-old construction worker greeted guests in person at a Fat Tuesday potluck in Christ Church's basement hall of Christ Church.…