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July 27, 2011

Democrat Rep. Luis Gutierrez Among 12 Detained in Protest Marking 1 Million Deportations Under Obama 
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Twelve people have been arrested outside the White House protesting the
record number of immigrants deported since President Obama took office.
The demonstrators were among a crowd of 2,500 marking the more than one
million people deported under Obama's watch. Democratic Rep. Luis
Gutierrez of Illinois was among those detained. In a statement,
Gutierrez said, "The President says Republicans are blocking immigration
reform and he's right, but it doesn’t get him off the hook."



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