5 Indiana protesters face deportation hearings



Associated Press - May 10, 2011 2:54 PM ET

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An attorney for five young Latino illegal immigrants says they face deportation hearings after being arrested on trespassing charges at Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' office while protesting two pending immigration laws.

Attorney Marc Lopez says each of the five was jailed Tuesday facing holds for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to conduct deportation hearings on their residency status.

Lopez and a co-activist of the five say they have begun hunger strikes until Daniels vetoes the bills. A Marion County Jail spokesman says he's unaware of any hunger strikes.

Both anti-illegal immigration bills are due to become law this week unless Daniels vetoes them. One would deny in-state tuition at state-supported universities for illegal immigrants. The other would revoke some tax credits for businesses that hire illegal immigrants.



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