UC Berkeley student senator arrested in immigration rally
A UC Berkeley student senator and six other illegal immigrant students were arrested in San Bernardino on Tuesday after they blocked a city street during an immigration rally, according to police and fellow protesters.
Political science student Ju Hong, 21, a graduate of Alameda High School, had traveled to San Bernardino Valley College for a "coming out" rally for undocumented students from across the state to share their stories.
College officials said the rally went smoothly until the protesters left the campus grounds and interrupted traffic on Mt. Vernon Avenue, a multilane thoroughfare adjacent to the campus.
"Once they started to jockey with the traffic and the buses, life got a little more complicated," said college spokeswoman Alisa Moore. "If I were testing that law, I don't think I'd test it with the San Bernardino police."
Friends say Hong intended to make a statement, but they are worried that the arrest could trigger his deportation. Through the federal Secure Communities program, which has been implemented in all of California's counties, anyone
