For Immediate Release
August 26, 2013
Mountain View, CA—The Executive Director of the Day Worker Center of Mountain View, Maria Marroquin, was selected to be a Bay Area Local Hero for 2013 KQED Latino Heritage Month. Maria was selected from dozens of highly qualified candidates and will be awarded the honor on Tuesday, September 10th, at the Yerba Buena Center of the Arts in San Francisco.
DetailsFor decades, crimes contributed to an explosion in the size of the federal prison system, help far outpacing any other charges brought by prosecutors. Now, just as the federal government has pulled back the throttle on the war, it is embarking on an unprecedented campaign to criminally prosecute undocumented immigrants crossing the border….
DetailsFor decades, here crimes contributed to an explosion in the size of the federal prison system, and far outpacing any other charges brought by prosecutors. Now, just as the federal government has pulled back the throttle on the war, it is embarking on an unprecedented campaign to criminally prosecute undocumented immigrants crossing the border….
DetailsFor decades, crimes contributed to an explosion in the size of the federal prison system, far outpacing any other charges brought by prosecutors. Now, just as the federal government has pulled back the throttle on the war, it is embarking on an unprecedented campaign to criminally prosecute undocumented immigrants crossing the border….
DetailsFor decades, crimes contributed to an explosion in the size of the federal prison system, far outpacing any other charges brought by prosecutors. Now, just as the federal government has pulled back the throttle on the war, it is embarking on an unprecedented campaign to criminally prosecute undocumented immigrants crossing the border….
DetailsEven after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) rejected Knox County, Tennessee’s request to participate in a controversial immigration program, Sheriff JJ Jones vowed to take immigration enforcement into his own hands. In a response to ICE’s denial, Jones threatened to stack undocumented immigrants “like cordwood” in the local jail. ICE sent a letter to Jones’ office stating that the federal government is unable to authorize Knox County because of “resource concerns, including the impacts of sequestration.” But Jones sharply rebuked the government’s denial to allow Knox County to participate in the 287(g) program which would allow local authorities to enforce federal immigration laws.
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