Released on = August 20, 2007, 3:07 pm

Press Release Author = Interfaith Worker Justice

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Press Release Summary = Elvira Arellano was recently arrested by U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The New Sanctuary Movement calls on ICE to
stop raids and deportation until the Congress enacts fair and comprehensive
immigration reform.

Press Release Body = Immigration activist Elvira Arellano, who was arrested by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents yesterday afternoon in Los Angeles,
has been deported.

After a year in Sanctuary, Arellano was in Los Angeles to join forces with New
Sanctuary Movement families to urge the California delegation in Congress and
Speaker Nancy Pelosi to fix the nation's broken immigration system.

"We are deeply saddened by ICE's action and we are praying for Elvira and the
hundreds of thousands of families that are in jeopardy of being ripped apart," said
Kim Bobo, Executive Director, Interfaith Worker Justice. "We call on ICE to stop
raids and deportation until the Congress enacts fair and comprehensive immigration
reform."

"We invite people of faith to join the New Sanctuary Movement and to contact their
representatives to act on immigration reform," said Alexia Salvatierra, Interim
Executive Director, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice-California.

Despite on-going immigration raids across the country, the New Sanctuary Movement
continues to work for immigration reform. The interfaith coalition pledges to open
congregation doors and hearts to immigrants and their families who face deportation.

The New Sanctuary Movement is national coalition of organizations dedicated to
comprehensive immigration reform in the United States. Its coordinating
organizations are Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice-California (CLUE-CA),
Interfaith Worker Justice, and the New York Sanctuary Coalition.


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