PHILADELPHIA -- Immigration advocates concerned about Mayor Michael Nutter's possible change of mind about the city's current status as a "sanctuary" for undocumented immigrants brought their fight to City Hall Friday, but were soon removed.

According to NBC10, the protesters first delivered a petition to his office, urging him to sign an executive order to protect people living in the country illegally from deportation. Police did not make any arrests, but they did take several people out of the building.

The city has been a "sanctuary city" since Nutter signed a similar order last year that prevents city law enforcement from working with Federal immigration authorities.

Nutter has considered revoking that order after recent talks with the White House and Homeland Security, however, with Deputy Mayor Everett Gillison citing concerns about the need to cooperate with federal agencies in cases of suspected terrorists, according to a report on Philly.com

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