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Advocates in Atlanta, Illinois Risk Arrest to Protest Deportations

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Today, advocates in Atlanta and Illinois are risking arrest to protest deportation policy and the continued inaction on immigration reform.  In Atlanta, activists spent hours surrounding and trying to shut down the Broadview Detention Center.  In Illinois, they surrounded a bus carrying immigrants scheduled for deportation–including Brigido, a father of two–and refused to leave.  View the powerful pictures here or below: