Religion Roundup
Son of Deported Immigration Rights Activist Back in Chicago
Associated Press
April 28, 2008
CHICAGO - A 9-year-old boy who lived in a Chicago church with his mother for a year as she sought to avoid deportation is back in Chicago. Saul Arellano has been living in Mexico with his mother, Elvira, since she was deported last year.
The pair lived inside Chicago's Adalberto United Methodist Church. Elvira Arellano, who was in the U.S. illegally, was deported shortly after she left the church and traveled to Los Angeles.
Saul Arellano was born in the United States and is a citizen. He returned to the church Sunday for a special service and is scheduled to participate in an immigrant rights march this Thursday.
His mother says she sent him to represent all families separated because of U.S. immigration law.
In a news conference at the United Methodist Church's general conference, Adalberto's pastor said offering sanctuary is a "response to God's call to be a light to the nations."
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