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Protesters Arrested Calling for Halt to Deportations in Connecticut, Georgia

HeadlineJun 28, 2016

Undocumented immigrants and their supporters have staged actions across two states to call for a moratorium on deportations. The protests came after a split decision by the Supreme Court blocked President Obama’s plan to shield millions of people from deportation. In Hartford, Connecticut, protesters shut down Main Street outside a federal immigration office; nine people were arrested. In Atlanta, Georgia, four people were arrested after chaining themselves to ladders in a busy intersection.

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