In a written statement from the La Raza newspaper, publicized by a the Chicago Fox News affilate's blog, she said "if the Democrats and the Republicans cannot summon the courage to fix the broken law we will not sit quietly and see our families and our children cut to pieces on the broken pieces of that broken law."

Arellano has been confined – voluntarily – to a church in the Chicago area since Aug. 15 to avoid being deported. She said such a moratorium would allow time for the U.S. to "revive and pass a comprehensive immigration reform."

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Without such action, her statement continued, immigrant organizations would launch a campaign "aimed at bringing this government and this economy to a halt."

I was driving home from work and there was a discussion about this on the radio. Why is it and how is it that someone who has been ordered to be deported can escape authorities and then come out and say announce something like this? I think that most U.S. citizens know that although we can rant and rave about our government we cannot make literal threats about literally interfering with the government. At least that's the impression I and most everyone if not everyone here is under.

Am I wrong? Isn't there a law that prohibits this? If there is can anyone find it?? The discussion on the radio with an authoritative person seemed to think that it is against the law too. Well, is it? Or is it an old wive's tale?