No more sanctuary for Elvira Arellano? Update: Deported back to Mexico Update: Arellano supporters push Obama to sponsor humanitarian visa; new illegal alien protest planned in D.C
Update 11:15pm Eastern 8/20. The open-borders movement carries on. Planning for a new massive, pro-amnesty demonstration in Washington on Sept. 12 is underway–and Arellano’s supporters are pushing Sen. Barack Obama to sponsor a private bill to give a humanitarian visa to the deportation evader:
In Chicago this morning, more than 50 Arellano supporters demonstrated outside immigration offices at 536 S. Clark St., carrying signs reading “Stop the Raids” and “Stop Enforcing Racist Laws.”
Via speakerphone, Chicago activist Emma Lozano, who was with Arellano in Los Angeles, spoke to the demonstrators.
“Her spirits are high,” Lozano told the crowd, adding that federal officials sought “to silence her and clip her wings.”
Planning continued for a major demonstration Sept. 12 on the Mall in Washington to highlight the plight of illegal immigrants, Lozano said. Calling it “A Day Without Immigrants,” Lozano said the protest would revolve around a national boycott in which immigrants would be called on to stay away from their jobs and classrooms and refrain from making any purchases.
After demonstrating outside the Chicago immigration offices, the protesters moved on to the Kluczynski Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn St., where five of them went up to the local office of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to urge him to introduce a private bill to provide a humanitarian visa for Arellano.
Update 3:02pm Eastern 8/20. Protests in Chicago. WCBS2:
Hundreds gathered in Chicago Monday morning to protest the arrest and deportation of illegal immigrant and immigration activist Elvira Arellano.
She was whisked away to Mexico Sunday after her arrest in Los Angeles. Now immigration activists say they’re fight is even stronger.
CBS 2′s Kristyn Hartman was at the rally near the immigration offices here in Chicago. She reports that the demonstration was peaceful – yet forceful.
Dozens and dozens of people came to the corner of Congress and Clark to protest the deportation of Elvira Arellano. They support the 32-year-old woman who admittedly re-entered the country illegally to be with her son. Eight-year-old Saul Arellano is a U.S. citizen.
More: “U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are slated to have a news conference at noon in Chicago to discuss Arellano’s arrest and deportation.”
Update 2:15pm Eastern 8/20. Pro-amnesty forces set to hold a news conference in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, a blogger bashes the LA Times for failing to cover the Arellano story quickly enough (and throws in a swipe at the blogs, including this one, who have been covering it.) Here’s the LATimes story published this a.m.
Update 10:15am Eastern 8/20. Tune in to the Laura Ingraham show. In just a few minutes, she’s scheduled to debate immigration and border security with open-borders hystericist Geraldo Rivera. Nuclear. Audio added at HA. My favorite Geraldo-ism. He claims he “invented” covering MS-13 gangs. He “invented” it!
Update 9:15am Eastern 8/20. The feds make a choice: Sovereign Nation over Sanctuary Nation. Arellano has been sent back to Mexico.…
An illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her U.S.-born son has been deported to Mexico, the church’s pastor said.
Elvira Arellano became an activist and a national symbol for illegal immigrant parents as she defied her deportation order and spoke out from her religious sanctuary. She held a news conference last week to announce that she would finally leave the church to try to lobby U.S. lawmakers for change.
She had just spoken at rally Los Angeles rally when she was arrested Sunday outside Our Lady Queen of Angels church and deported, said the Rev. Walter Coleman, pastor of Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago, where Arellano had been living.
“She has been deported. She is free and in Tijuana,” said Coleman, who said he spoke to her on the phone. “She is in good spirits. She is ready to continue the struggle against the separation of families from the other side of the border.”
You’ve probably heard by now: Elvira Arellano, the illegal alien activist and deportation evader who left her Chicago church sanctuary to attend a pro-amnesty march in Los Angeles, was arrested.
Elvira Arrellano, a Mexican woman who sought sanctuary from deportation in a Chicago church was arrested Sunday in Los Angeles.
A spokesperson from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency would not confirm Arrellano was taken in by ICE agents on Olvera Street, near La Placita Church, in the Los Angeles Civic Center area at about 3 p.m.
Arellano and her son Saul, 8, who is a U.S. citizen, were in Los Angeles seeking immigration reform and were staying at La Placita Church.
She visited three area churches to speak about immigration, but was arrested before she could go to a fourth church.
Arellano defied a deportation order to report to the Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 15, 2006. Instead, she sought refuge in the Adalberto United Methodist Church in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago.
According to the New Sanctuary Movement, more than 600,000 families in the United States have at least one member facing deportation because they are illegal residents.
Chicago Tribune has more. Keep an eye on ICE.
Allah ponders the timing.
Update: More from Associated Press…
Arellano was “being processed for removal to Mexico based upon a deportation order originally issued by a federal immigration judge in 1997,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a news release.
Immigration activists promised protests and vigils to support her.
“We are sad, but at the same time we are angry,” said Javier Rodriguez, a Chicago immigration activist who worked with her. “How dare they arrest this woman?”
“How dare they?”
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Related must-read: Mark Steyn has a powerful column on the Newark murders and sanctuary nation.
One could, I suppose, regard this as one of those unforeseen incremental consequences that happens in the darkest shadows of society. But that doesn’t extend to Newark’s official status as an illegal-immigrant “sanctuary city.” Like Los Angeles, New York and untold others, Newark has formally erased the distinction between U.S. citizens and the armies of the undocumented. This is the active collusion by multiple cities and states in the subversion of U.S. sovereignty. In Newark, N.J., it means an illegal-immigrant child rapist is free to murder on a Saturday night. In Somerville, Mass., it means two deaf girls are raped by MS-13 members. And in Falls Church, Va., it means Saudi Wahhabists figuring out that, if the “sanctuary nation” (in Michelle Malkin’s phrases) offers such rich pickings to imported killers and imported gangs, why not to jihadists?
“Tell Me Why They Had To Die”? Hard to answer. But tell me why, no matter how many Jose Carranzas it spawns, the nationwide undocumented-immigration protection program erected by this country’s political class remains untouchable and ever-expanding.
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I have a strong feeling this is going to backfire on them and only make those for LEGAL immigration all the more determined for our country for enforce our laws and protect our borders. The more I read of this, the angrier I get.
I don’t see any family value in a mom leaving her 7 year old behind. Are these the ‘Mexican family values’ white house told me about?
Good! Let Obama do that. That will scratch both Obama and the DNC off my list for ever! It is time to take Tom Tancredo seriously: http://www.teamtancredo.com
A day without “immigrants.” Count me out. I’m an immigrant but I’m NOT participating. That’s because I’m a LEGAL immigrant.
BullCrap!
If she decides to leave her child behind, then that’s abandonment. She took that risk when she gave birth in this country. NOT an excuse!
She should have no rights to that kid, particularly if the government insist of flexing its muscles regarding child protection services.
Another double standard set up here?
I agree with all posters who state that there should be no babies born on US soil given automatic citizenship status!!
This country has more freebies than those bogus jackpots we get in the mail.
It’s just another way of making us “feel” sorry for the poor old woman who runs the risk for deportation and being forced to leave her children behind. Boo Hoo. NOT.
I am tired of illegals having more rights than US citizens. WHY IS NO ONE LISTENING?
The contest between illegals and the Islamics wanting to take over our country is disgusting!
WHY it’s being allowed to occur – is what I WANT TO KNOW. Who is going to stop this MADNESS? Is it all deliberate? Are they working TOGETHER?
This entire incident is a great loss for ICE, Homeland [in]Security, and the US. To know where this federal fugitive was staying, allowing her ‘sanctuary’ is a travesty and a scoffing at our very basic rule of law.
If Las Vegas is taking bets, I’m saying she’ll be living legally in the US within 6 months. Our governement has no intention of keeping felons like her out.
In addition, a boy should be with his mother….over there! Let him come back when he won’t be a burden on our economy and system of justice.
Where have you been last 8 years? Have you not been seeing president/commander-in-chief:
- Promise Fox “immigration reform”.
- Chastize Minutemen as “vigilanties”.
- Prosecute Border Patrol agents.
- Grant immunity to drug dealer.
- Grant “path to citizisenship”.
- Grant Refugee status to Middie Easterns in ME.
- Increas students visas to Saudis.
White House is more intetrested in making all criminals US citisens, followed by erasing USA as we know it.
Want to know more? Just google…
What saddens and angers me is how much this woman is being used. Just watch her news conferences – struggling to read the English words which OBVIOUSLY were written for her – and it’s apparent that there are political activists pulling her strings.
Anyone who believes the text of ‘her words’ are truly her words, is so out of touch it’s ridiculous.
Detect – Deport – Enforce: NOW
#201 if you think about she had the anchor baby on purpose she was mandated by a judge to deport in 97 she came back in and had a kid with NO father in 99 HHHHMMMM if it looks like duck and quacks like a duck it must be a DUCK. She did it on purpose so when she got caught this would play the heart strings.
Wait a minute Obama can’t do anything because as all states say this is a federal issue.
Who’s you’re Daddy? If he was born here isn’t that info on his birth certificate? The entire baby,and fake ID ploy was a shame,you can come here legally, what part of that don’t they get?
And now Obama is saying he’s going to basically open up Cuba for sending monies back and visitation. Why don’t we just put out a welcome matt for all terrorists. oh, and give them cookies of course.
CORR.*MAT
Just think if the Mel Martinez (R-FL) – Graham-Amnesty (R-SC)— Chuck Hagel (R-NE)—Ted Kennedy—John McCain—Trent Lott—Democrat Party Shamnesty bill had actually passed, then this criminal would have received the gift of USA citizenship as a reward for her illegal criminal behavior.
Notice that she was deported in 1997. Then she returned illegally to the USA within a matter of days.
Unbelievable. That is a sad statement as to how easy it is to cross illegally our open and porous borders. And yet Bush is so quick to criticize Pakistan about its porous borders with Afghanistan? Bush cannot even control USA’s borders, nor does he really want to.
She was convicted 5 years later for Social Security number fraud in 2002.
Social Security fraud is a very serious crime that takes a huge financial and emotional toll on its victims (USA citizens).
Apparently, Graham-Amnesty, Chuck Hagel, John Kyl (R-AZ), Trent Lott (R-MS), and the rest of the “Grand Compromisers” (referring to the original Sham-nesty bill) have no problem at all with rewarding illegal aliens who are involved with document fraud, SSN theft, SSN fraud, or identity theft or fraud with the gift of USA citizenship.
The above senators may indeed have such a “low view” of the necessary qualities for being entitled to USA citizenship, but I and millions of others do not share the senators’ perspective here. USA citizenship is a privilege. USA citizenship is a honor, not a piece of trash to be thrown to whatever direction. USA citizenship is a privilege to be respected and honored, and it should never be “cheapened or watered down” by unconstitutional US Senators who want to reward illegal aliens who break our laws.
And it is always wrong to reward illegal behavior by illegal aliens with the gift of USA citizenship. Even if the illegal behavior is non-violent (say, SSN fraud) it is still wrong to reward illegal behavior with USA citizenship. The fact that Graham-amnesty, John Kyl of Arizona, Chuck Hagel, and the Democrats believe otherwise only serves as additional reasons why all of them should be kicked out of office in the very near future.
As a Christian, I am embarrassed that this criminal who was caught engaging in SSN fraud should find “sanctuary” in a so-called, professing Christian church.
As a Christian, I am so thankful for the separation of Church and State. But today I wish there was no separation between Church and State, so that this false church could be quickly prosecuted for false advertising under the “Truth in Advertising” Law. This church claims to be “Christian,” yet Biblical commands are violated when a so-called “Christian” church protects criminals from prosecution from the State.
How in the world is it “Christian” to encourage law-lessness? How in the world is it “Christian” to encourage Social Security Number fraud? How in the world is it “Christian” to encourage and reward criminal behavior? If the State were involved in the Church, then the State could easily prosecute this false “so-called Christian” church under the “Truth in Advertising” Law, because this church falsely advertises to the general public as a “Christian church”, when in reality it is far from being a Christian church. How can one claim to be a Christian church when you flagrantly disobey the Bible? How can one claim to be a Christian church when the pastor encourages Social Security number fraud?
This is wrong. This church did the WRONG THING by providing her with sanctuary.
She is the new face of the pro-immigration movement—the Mother Sheehan of illegals. It is evident that she is a media propaganda tool.
They aren’t? How can you get more lib than Bush? He is the King of Spenders who never saw a spending bill he didn’t like. He is pardners with Ted Kennedy and that group on education and illegal migration. Who has done more for affirmative action than Bush with his appointments of Dr. Rice and Alberto Gonzales, poster children of the evils of affirmative action over competence? Even his messianic crusade for democracy is nothing more than a rehash of the failed lib policies of Woodie Wilson.
Bush is a religious conservative, period, and he manages to make even this an offensive negative as he acts contrary to the spirit of religious freedom with his faith-based initiatives and Supreme Court appointments based solely on loyalty to the Pope.
My question, where were all these pain in the butts when Elian Gonzales was being shipped back to Cuba. If anyone deserved to stay in this countrand not be “split up” from their family…it was him.
The left hails Castro & neglects his disdainful treatment of his people – same with Hugo Chavez.
The Mexican government is pretty much not discussed by the left – their economic problems noted occassionally as a result of US policies.
While the left can criticize our leaders, they are amazingly silent to the corruption and neglect that these other leaders portray in their countries.
It’s all our fault – and WE have to do something about it….
Tom Tancredo blasts the sanctuary city : http://www.teamtancredo.typepad.com/
A day without illegals? Trust me, I’ll survive. I’d like a decade or century, actually. Do I want any immigrants? Hell yes. They are commercial engines. But I want them documented.
Boo-Hoo. Sniff-Sniff.
Good riddance and adios! Thumb your knose at us for 10 years will you. Your biggest error was leaving that church. 1 down, mucho to go.
“How dare they deport this woman?”…How dare she not leave when told to do so.
Look closely at that photo again. Now imagine it with a mustache. Have you ever seen “Elvira” and “Geraldo” in the same room at the same time…?