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Nov 2, 2006 1:26 pm US/Central

Immigration Activist's Son Returns To Washington

Elvira Arellano Has Been Living With Son Saul In Church For Months

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CHICAGO (CBS) ― A little boy whose mother is fighting deportation is back in Washington, D.C. to plead his mother's case.

Saul Arellano, 7, hopes to keep his mother, Elviria Arellano in the country. Elvira Arellano is an undocumented immigrant, but her son was born in the United States and is a citizen.

Elvira came to the United States illegally nearly a decade ago. She and Saul have lived at the Adalberto United Methodist Church in the Humboldt Park neighborhood since mid-August to avoid her deportation.

Last month, Saul visited the White House with U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez. He gave a staffer a handwritten letter in which he asked President Bush to allow his mother to stay in the United States.

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Last month, Saul gave a staffer a handwritten letter in which he asked President Bush to allow his mother to stay in the United States.

: Elvira Arellano and son Saul
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