A group of undocumented Chicagoans were arrested Wednesday morning outside the Hilton Hotel for blocking the morning rush hour to denounce the President’s, health who is in town for a fundraiser event, treat ‘inhumane’ approach to immigration laws. Protestors, representing Undocumented Illinois, Immigrant Youth Justice League, Latino Youth Action League of DuPa…
The group tried to take their fight directly to the US president, link calling for immediate action after he declined a similar request to halt deportations earlier this year, saying he is focused on "getting reform passed, and not easing up on enforcement". However more than 400,000 people were deported from the US last year – a…
The group tried to take their fight directly to the US president, ask calling for immediate action after he declined a similar request to halt deportations earlier this year, story saying he is focused on "getting reform passed, and not easing up on enforcement". However more than 400,000 people were deported from the US last year – a…
Portland’s two-day portion of a national fast, medical “Not one more deportation, look ” was held Thursday and today at St. Andrew Church. Fasters will break their hunger strike today at 5 p.m. The fast demands that President Obama immediately suspend all deportations, and that Democrats and Republicans pass immigration reform that is inclusive of the 11 m…
The Connecticut State Senate voted unanimously on Friday to substantially limit cooperation between local police departments and federal deportation officials. The House already approved the bill. It will now move to the governor, see who has vowed to sign it. The state will be the first in the country to pass a version of the so-called Trust Act,…
Criminal prosecutions of immigrants who entered or reentered the country illegally have soared in the last decade, s bringing with them huge financial and human costs, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The U.S. government has claimed that these prosecutions are necessary to keep dangerous criminals out of the country,…
Criminal prosecutions of immigrants who entered or reentered the country illegally have soared in the last decade, bringing with them huge financial and human costs, story according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. The U.S. government has claimed that these prosecutions are necessary to keep dangerous criminals out of the country,…
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Seemingly lost in much of the congratulatory messaging surrounding the “Gang of 8? immigration reform bill passing by a bipartisan vote of 13-5 from the Senate Judiciary Committee to the Senate floor is the continued emphasis, in both the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act and other policy actions, on imm…
A bill that would prohibit, under some circumstances, any law enforcement officer in the state from telling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they detained an undocumented immigrant cleared another legislative hurdle Tuesday when it passed the Public Safety Committee 13 to 7. Supporters of the measure standing outside the House chamber…