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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Saul Arellano

Repealing Chicago’s sanctuary city ordinance would put immigrants at risk of deportation

A Venezuelan migrant stands for a portrait outside a North Side police station. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

I am the son of Elvira Arellano, an immigrant rights activist whose courageous stand against deportation in 2006 brought international attention to our case.

Today, I am deeply troubled by the anti-immigrant rhetoric emanating from members of City Council, particularly 9th Ward Ald. Anthony Beale and 15th Ward Ald. Raymond Lopez, who are seeking to repeal the Welcoming City ordinance that makes Chicago a sanctuary city. 

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