U.S. Deports Sanctuary Movement's Symbol

TIJUANA, Mexico -- An illegal immigrant who took refuge in a Chicago church for a year to avoid being separated from her American-born son was deported from the United States to Mexico, where she vowed Monday to continue her campaign to change U.S. immigration laws.
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ELLIOT SPAGAT

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