Immigration activists march for deported mom
Woman who spent year in Chicago church galvanizes movement in L.A.

Protesters carry a portrait of immigration activist Elvira Arellano and her 8-year-old son, Saul, during a demonstration in Los Angeles on Saturday. Arellano was deported after leaving a Chicago church where she had taken refuge to draw attention to the plight of illegal immigrant parents.

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LOS ANGELES - Immigrant rights activists marched through downtown Saturday in support of a deported illegal immigrant who spent nearly a year huddled inside a Chicago church to avoid being separated from her U.S.-born son.

Elvira Arellano, 32, was sent back to her native Mexico last weekend after traveling to Los Angeles to attend a rally for the overhaul of U.S. immigration laws.

“It’s an effort by all immigrant rights groups to come together and re-energize the whole movement, in solidarity with Elvira,â€