| From Los Angeles, Arellano planned on heading to Washington, D.C., to take part in a Sept. 12 prayer meeting and rally for immigration reform at the Capitol. ''I will go and pray and fast in front of the Congress,'' Arellano said. ''I will go with my Bible and my son, and I will read to him from the Holy Scriptures as I do every day. ''If this government would arrest me and separate me from my son, let them do it in front of the men and women who have the responsibility to fix this broken law and uphold the principles of human dignity.'' |
Just breaking this Sunday.
| LOS ANGELES—An immigration activist who sought refuge inside a Chicago church for a year was arrested in Los Angeles this afternoon after taking her campaign on the road. Elvira Arellano was arrested about 4:15 p.m. Chicago time by law-enforcement officials after leaving Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in downtown Los Angeles, said Emma Lozano, an adviser who was there during the arrest. After talking to news media inside the church, Arellano and her supporters got into their van to head north to San Jose, where she was scheduled to speak at another church, Lozano said. Moments after they entered the van, an unmarked vehicle stopped them. The driver of Arellano's van, Roberto Lopez, poked his head out because he wanted to see why they were being blocked. Several other unmarked vehicles surrounded their van. |
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