This goes to show the La Raza crowd that our immigration laws are not based on racism...we'll deport you even if you're here illegally from Pakistan, England, Ireland or Iran!!

Illegal Aliens Face Deportation Following Protest in McCain’s Office

Five protestors, including four illegal aliens, dressed in caps and gowns staged a sit-in at Senator John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) Tucson office last week. This latest move by amnesty proponents was done to demand that McCain support the DREAM Act, legislation that would grant amnesty for certain illegal aliens under the age of 35. (The New York Times, May 17, 2010). McCain has cosponsored this bill in years past, but this year he has not. (See S.729).

The activists, who are not students and only one of whom is even an Arizona resident, launched the sit-in around noon, while about 50 supporters chanted and cheered from outside. Four of the protestors were arrested on misdemeanor trespassing charges when they refused to leave the office after closing. Upon their arrest law enforcement learned that that three of protesters are in the country illegally. (Arizona Daily Star, May 18, 2010). The illegal aliens, 25-year-old Lizbeth Mateo, who came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 14 and lives in California; Mohammad Abdollahi, a 24-year-old Michigan resident from Iran; and Yahaira Carrillo from Mexico, who now lives in Kansas City, Mo., are expected to face deportation proceedings. (Id.). Tania Unzueta, 26, from Los Angeles, fled the protest in order to avoid arrest.

This incident may be the first time illegal aliens have been placed into deportation proceedings after publicly lobbying Congress to pass the DREAM Act. The three protestors were placed into the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who released them from detention on Tuesday and initiated deportation proceedings. (ABC News, May 19, 2010). Abdollahi stated, “It’s not only Senator McCain we’re looking for and holding accountable, there’s senators across the country we’re holding accountable. We’re telling them you’ve been asking for a long time for somebody to step up and take leadership on this – none of you have been willing to do so – so as non-citizens, we’ve taken that lead.â€