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Emergency Alert! Immigrant Activist Elvira Arellano Arrested in Los Angeles! Your URGENT Support is Needed!

Elvira Arellano, the 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. We need to act quickly to demand her release! (see below)

National Immigrant Solidarity Network



Immigration activist Arellano arrested

By Antonio Olivo

Chicago Tribune

August 20, 2007

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-elvira_web.1aug20,1,5166191.story?coll=chi_breaking_500



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.

Agents emerged from all the cars screaming for Arellano to get out, Lozano said. Her 8-year-old son, Saul, started to cry, and Arellano said to everyone in the car, "Calm down. Don't have any fear. They can't hurt me."

Then she turned to the people who were about to arrest her and she said, "You're going to have to give me a minute with my son," Lozano said. She spent time with her son in the car, then surrendered.

Arellano was arrested on Main Street, near the church, where she slept Saturday night and where she's held several press conferences Saturday and today.

aolivo@tribune.com



Suggest Immediate Actions to Support Her:

1) Call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, demand them the safety of the Elvira Arellano, no deportation, and demand her immediately release from the ICE custody.

ICE Field Office Director, Los Angeles

300 North Los Angeles St., Room 7631A

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: 213-830-7911

ICE Headquarters, Director, Office of Detention and Removal Operations

801 I St, NW

Suite 900

Washington, DC 20536

Phone: 202-305-2734



2) Daily peace vigil at the Los Angeles ICE office until Elvira Arellano's safe release.

ICE Field Office, Los Angeles

300 North Los Angeles St., Room 7631A

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: 213-830-7911





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Yes, let's gather up our signs and demand that the police release someone who.... was breaking the law. Woops! Next, we should seek the release of Michael Vick. He was only prosecuted because of his color after all.