24 immigration reform protesters arrested outside suburban Chicago federal detention center
By Sophia Tareen, APTuesday, April 27, 2010
Police arrest 24 immigration demonstrators in Ill.
CHICAGO — Authorities in suburban Chicago say 24 immigration reform protesters have been arrested and cited for disorderly conduct after sitting on a street to block a van carrying detainees from a federal detention center.
The activists say they’re tired of waiting for President Barack Obama to make good on his vow for immigration reform and are shifting their tactics, including more civil disobedience at May 1 immigrant rights rallies.
Demonstrators also chanted “Illinois is not Arizona.” Arizona recently approved a measure that would make it a crime under state law to be in the U.S. illegally.
Broadview Police Chief Ray Pelletier says the demonstrators were peaceful.
Eds: APNewsNow. CORRECTS that the van heading to the detention center was carrying detainees instead of deportees.
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