NDLON/Chant Down the Walls Statement on Surprise Inspections of Detention Centers

For Immediate ReleaseMarch 17, 2016Contact: Olga Tomchin, 402-650-2339, olga@ndlon.org Beyond Inspections, We Need Consequences for Human Rights Violations in DHS Prisons Los Angeles, CA–In response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) statement that it will begin conducting unannounced inspections at immigration detention centers, the National Day Laborer Organizing…

RELEASE: Federal Prosecutor Billy Williams Must Stop Prosecuting Portland Immigrant Leader Francisco Aguirre for Fleeing Central American Violence that Just Killed His Son

For Immediate Release March 14, 2016  Contact: Olga Tomchin, olga@ndlon.org Federal Prosecutor Billy Williams Must Stop Prosecuting Portland Immigrant Leader Francisco Aguirre for Fleeing Central American Violence that Just Killed His Son On February 2, 2016, Francisco Aguirre’s 19-year-old son Moises was viciously murdered in El Salvador. Moises had previously sought asylum in the United States and lived with…