In Washington, D.C., dozens of immigrant leaders and allies were arrested Thursday after blocking a major intersection near the Capitol to call for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform as Congress prepares for summer recess. More than 40 people were detained, including some who are undocumented, as they protested Republican efforts to increase border security without providing a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. Later in the day, more protesters were arrested for blocking the hallway outside the office of Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who has so far refused to take up a Senate bill that includes a path to citizenship. This week Democratic Rep. Luis Gutiérrez of Illinois noted 44,000 people will be deported before Congress reconvenes early next month.