Topic: Elvira Arellano
In 2006 , then eight-year-old Saul Arellano became a focal point of the immigration debate when his mother, Elvira Arellano , took refuge from deportation in a Chicago church. Boy, 8, is in eye of immigration storm (August 21, 2007) Elvira Arellano, who had ...
Immigration officials hesitant to arrest immigrants who seek sanctuary in churchesEveryone knows where Flor Crisostomo lives, even the federal immigration officials who have ordered her deported to Mexico. "Avoiding churches is unofficial policy for federal immigration officials, according to Doris Meissner, a ...
The case of Elvira Arellano is symptomatic of the kinds of obstacles we face when trying to enforce immigration laws in the United States. Ms. Arellano is an illegal immigrant who was recently captured in Los Angeles and deported after having been ...
2 Arrested As Immigration Activists Demonstrate Over Deported MotherAn 8-year-old boy whose mother was deported to Mexico led a chanting crowd of about 150 pro-immigration activists through the halls of Congress on Wednesday. Capitol Police arrested two demonstrators for disorderly conduct.Saul ...
Immigration Activists March in L.A. in Support of Deported Mexican WomanImmigrant rights activists marched through downtown Saturday in support of a deported illegal immigrant who spent nearly a year huddled inside a Chicago church to avoid being separated from her U ...
Illegal Immigrant Mother of U.S.-Born Boy Deported to Mexico After Taking Sanctuary in ChurchAn illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her American-born son was deported from the United States ...
Immigration Activist Who Sought Sanctuary Arrested in L.A., Pastor SaysAn illegal immigrant who sought sanctuary in a Chicago church for a year to avoid deportation and separation from her 8-year-old American son was arrested Sunday, the church's pastor said.Elvira ...
Illegal Immigrant Leaves Sanctuary to Attend Immigration Rights Rally in Los AngelesFor the first time in a year, an illegal immigrant who took refuge in a church to avoid deportation has left the sanctuary to attend an immigration rights rally in Los ...
Chicago Immigration Activist to Leave Church Refuge to Lobby LawmakersAn illegal immigrant who took refuge in a church one year ago to escape deportation said Wednesday that she plans to leave her sanctuary soon to lobby Congress for immigration reform, even if ...