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Church Gives Woman Sanctuary from Deportation

NPR | By Robert Wildeboer
Published May 1, 2007 at 6:00 AM EDT

Immigration rights activists are calling for rallies and boycotts Tuesday against a federal crackdown on undocumented workers. In Chicago, one woman has avoided deportation for eight months by taking refuge in a church.

Robert Wildeboer reports for Chicago Public Radio.

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