Illegal Immigrant Tests Church Claim of 'Sanctuary'
Elvira Arellano, an immigrant who came to the United States illegally, has taken refuge in a Chicago church in hopes she can avoid deportation and stay in America with her young U.S.-born son.
Immigration officials consider her a fugitive, and say they have the right to arrest her anywhere -- including the church. Lynette Kalsnes of Chicago Public Radio talks with Madeleine Brand about whether the church has the right to "sanctuary" from the law.
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