llinois congressman holds Chicago immigration office sit-in
Source: Associated Press
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Updated 6:01 pm, Monday, March 13, 2017
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez was briefly handcuffed Monday during a sit-in at federal immigration offices in Chicago where activists' demands included revocation of immigration-related executive orders, no future raids and reconsideration of a deportation case.
Gutierrez and other advocates, including clergy members, protested roughly five hours beyond a scheduled meeting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, saying they'd risk arrest. Federal protective service officers briefly placed Gutierrez and two others in plastic cuffs after they ignored warnings, but they were let go without citation. The Democrat called off the protest just before the close of business.
The outspoken Illinois congressman — who's been arrested for civil disobedience related to immigration issues several times — chronicled the events on Twitter.
"They were scared to arrest us because they know our cause is just," he tweeted. "We ended our sit in but we will #resist."
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