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Immigrant Activist Deported

Posted Aug 20, 07 2:57 PM CDT in US,  Politics 

(Newser) – An illegal immigrant  who held a vigil of sorts in a Chicago church for almost a year to publicize the plight of  of divided families has been deported back to Mexico. Elvira Arellano, who left the sanctuary of the church last week to push for immigration reform, had just spoken at a Los Angeles rally yesterday when authorities seized her.

The activist fought deportation to avoid separation from her US-born son. Calling her activism a victory, Arellano’s pastor, who is now caring for her 8-year-old, said she was “in good spirits” and would “continue the struggle against the separation of families.” Deported in 1997, Arellano returned in 2000 and was arrested again in Chicago two years later.

Source Associated Press

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Immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano of Mexico.   (Getty Images (by Event))
Elvira Arellano participates in a hunger strike in a Chicago church.   (Getty Images)
Immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano (L) of Mexico stands with her son Saul at a press conference inside the Adalberto United Methodist Church 15 August, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois.   (Getty Images (by Event))
Elvira Arellano, president of United Latino Family and an undocumented immigrant using a short-term visa, has been deported according to her pastor.   (KRT Photos)
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