Los Angeles News Roundup ~ August 20th, 2007

9:55 AM PDT on August 20, 2007

Elvira Arellano and Son. Photo from Daniel Hernandez.

The top stories making news in your city today and over the weekend...

TOP STORY: Elvira Arellano Deported to Mexico, Arrested Outside Our Lady Queen of Angels
Elvira Arellano, an illegal immigrant from Mexico who became a symbol in the nation's immigration wars after she took sanctuary in a Chicago church last year, was deported late Sunday, authorities said. She has left her 9 year old US-born son with friends. UPDATE: more info plus promises of cosmic justice from Daniel Hernandez.

Man Killed on 101 at Cahuenga

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Sick Dentist Charged With Rape-- Of Own Daughter

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Valley Man Dies of West Nile Virus

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Hundreds of Lees Party in Chinatown

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