Photos: Raúl Grijalva and seven other Democratic members arrested at Capitol immigration rally
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At least eight Democratic members of the House were among about 200 people arrested Tuesday after they blocked a main street near the Capitol during a massive rally seeking to push Republicans to hold a vote on a stalled immigration bill. Police would not identify those arrested. Representatives of the social policy organization Center for Community Change and The Associated Press witnessed the arrests of Reps. John Lewis, D-Ga.; Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill.; Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz.; Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; John Crowley and Charles Rangel, both D-N.Y.; Al Green, D-Texas; and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. Grijalva, together with about 200 others, had blocked the street as a sign of civil disobedience, according to his staff. Grijalva wanted to highlight the fact that immigration legislation has been put in the back burner by some in Congress.
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