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Protesters rally outside Congressman Ryan’s church

(Gazette photo)  Congressman Paul Ryan’s Janesville church is the scene of a weekend protest.  Members of the immigrant advocacy group Voces de la Frontera and others protested peacefully outside Saint John Vianney Catholic Church Sunday morning calling for Mr. Ryan to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigrant program.  The program allows some illegal immigrants who came to the United States as minors to earn a work permit and defer potential deportation.  Janesville police monitored the protest of close to 50 people.  Several city trucks were parked on Racine Street as a protective barrier against vehicle-borne assaults.  Officer say the protest was peaceful and there were no arrests or injuries.

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