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Arkansas Hispanic Civil Rights Activist Faces Deportation

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The Arkansas United Community Coalition is fighting deportation of one of its own “change agents.” Erick Rodriguez, an immigrant civil rights activist from Johnson, is currently being detained in Louisiana, after being arrested in April.

AUCC is hosting an online petition in support of Erick Rodriguez.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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