Slightly more than an hour after she was released Monday from federal custody for allegedly impeding a federal investigation, Dariana Fajardo arrived at Waukegan City Hall to say thank you to supporters, and before she left, she received four standing ovations.

Arriving during a City Council meeting, she quietly took a seat and initially went unnoticed. As she sat there, she heard speaker after speaker talk about what happened to her earlier in the afternoon, when U.S. Border Patrol agents pulled her from her car and took her into custody.

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More than 30 people spoke collectively for more than an hour during the time allotted for audience participation. Many talked about the impact of Preside

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