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dksuddeth · 08-19-2006, 08:58 AM

not sure if this should be in politics, if not then mods can move it.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,209442,00.html

CHICAGO — Immigration enforcement officers do not plan to enter a church where a single mother sought sanctuary rather than submit to deportation to Mexico, a government official said Friday.

But Elvira Arellano, 31, and her supporters say only a stay of deportation will ensure that she and her 7-year-old son, an American citizen, are not forcibly removed from the Adalberto United Methodist Church.

"The situation doesn't change," Arellano said in Spanish.

Arellano has been living in the church since Tuesday, when she was supposed to surrender to authorities for deportation.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had said they would apprehend Arellano at a time and place "of their choosing" and that nothing prevented them from going into the church.

But on Friday, a government official close to the case said immigration agents have decided against entering the church to remove Arellano.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it is against ICE policy to discuss operational matters, said the Arellano case carries "no more priority than any of the other 500,000 fugitives nationally."

I know you all think i'm paranoid, but doesn't that number strike anyone else as way too high to feel comfortable about?

08-19-2006, 08:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	illegal claiming sanctuary not sure if this should be in politics, if not then mods can move it. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,209442,00.html CHICAGO — Immigration enforcement officers do not plan to enter a church where a single mother sought sanctuary rather than submit to deportation to Mexico, a government official said Friday. But Elvira Arellano, 31, and her supporters say only a stay of deportation will ensure that she and her 7-year-old son, an American citizen, are not forcibly removed from the Adalberto United Methodist Church. "The situation doesn't change," Arellano said in Spanish. Arellano has been living in the church since Tuesday, when she was supposed to surrender to authorities for deportation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had said they would apprehend Arellano at a time and place "of their choosing" and that nothing prevented them from going into the church. But on Friday, a government official close to the case said immigration agents have decided against entering the church to remove Arellano. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it is against ICE policy to discuss operational matters, said the Arellano case carries "no more priority than any of the other 500,000 fugitives nationally." I know you all think i'm paranoid, but doesn't that number strike anyone else as way too high to feel comfortable about? __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."