Some immigrants spend their President's Day attending a protest that was organized by the United Methodist Church and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. The UMC reported that more than 50 people attended the protest that took place right outside of the North Gate at the White House on Monday.

More than 2 million people have been deported while President Obama has been in office, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security. Allegedly, in George W. Bush's time as president, only about 2 million people were deported over the course of eight years. Congressional Democrats believe that the president needs to extend his Deferred Action for Early Childhood Arrivals program to other family members and working immigrants to help improve immigration reform. Some high-achieving immigrants brought to the U.S. as children are allowed remain working in-country for up to two years under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Unfortunately, there are many people who don't qualify under this law.

President Obama is encouraging democratic lawmakers to push for comprehensive immigration legislation. This has been stalled in the House of Representatives for several months. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network filed a petition earlier this month requesting the that the Department of Homeland Security expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program so that it will include more immigrants and fail to split apart families. Also, the network has asked the government to stall the deportations of any individuals who may qualify for pardon after the immigration legislation has been passed.

Despite the bold protest, the U.S. park police made three warnings before making arrests of the immigrants at the White House. The individuals continued chanting as they were apprehended and taken to jail. If you are currently campaigning for immigration reform, and have been arrested in the midst of a protest, then you may want to contact a lawyer for assistance.

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