What About Us? Criminalized Immigrants Respond to President Obama’s Defense of “Second Chances”

For Immediate Release  // Excuse Cross Postings // August 4, 2016
Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018 What About Us?Criminalized Immigrants Respond to President Obama’s Defense of “Second Chances”    Los Angeles, CA – In response to President Obama’s announcement this week that he will be granting clemency to 214 Americans who were “incarcerated under outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws,”…

Federal Prosecutor Drops Criminal Charge Against Portland Day Labor Leader, Attention Turns to ICE as Coalition Pledges to Stop His Deportation and Prevent Criminalization of other Migrants

For Immediate Release
 // June 17, 2016Contact: Armando Carmona, armando@ndlon.org, (323) 250-3018Romeo Sosa, VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project, romeo@portlandvoz.org Federal Prosecutor Drops Criminal Charge Against Portland Day Labor Leader, Attention Turns to ICE as Coalition Pledges to Stop His Deportation and Prevent Criminalization of other Migrants *** Portland Community Leaders to host Father’s Day Press…