Elvira Arellano in August, 2005, at the Adalberto United Methodist Church on West Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. Arellano had been ordered to report to the office of Homeland Security to face deportation to Mexico, instead, she showed up with her seven-year-old son Saul, who is a US citizen, seeking refuge at the storefront church. Government officials have said they do plan to enter the church to take Arellano into custody. (TASOS KATOPODIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Refuge in the Church

Elvira Arellano in August, 2005, at the Adalberto United Methodist Church on West Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. Arellano had been ordered to report to the office of Homeland Security to face deportation to Mexico, instead, she showed up with her seven-year-old son Saul, who is a US citizen, seeking refuge at the storefront church. Government officials have said they do plan to enter the church to take Arellano into custody.

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