Yesterday, hundreds of women from across the country came together in Washington, D.C., to call on Congress to pass immigration reform that treats women and families fairly. These women are tired of waiting for Congress to address the need for common sense reform that honors the contributions of immigrant women, offers them a lawful and safe way to reunite with their families and enables them to build a better future for their children. Following a press conference in which women and children shared their stories of lives torn apart by our broken immigration system, 105 women — including 25 undocumented women — linked arms, sat down in an intersection in the shadow of the Capitol Dome, and refused to move until they were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police.

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