Refuge in the Church
NOVEMBER 18, 2006 Listen to this Story

- Elvira Arellano
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Since August, Elvira Arellano has taken refuge in a Chicago church. Arellano, who is in this country illegally, is trying to avoid being deported to Mexico. She says she shouldn't have to choose between leaving her 7-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, behind and taking him back to Mexico. We get an update on her story.






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