Evidence is emerging that the February ICE raids and more
recent detentions reveal what reporter Sam Knight calls “a pattern of
deportation as retaliation.” Immigrant rights activists need to consider the
most effective ways to expose and resist this maneuver by the Trump
administration. Note the link below to a petition calling for the release of
two Vermont activists detained last week.—TPOI editor
Source: ICE is targeting 'sanctuary cities' with raids
Administration is unhappy with local agencies that limit
cooperation on detentions
One case study is Travis County, Texas
By Maria Santana, CNN
March 24, 2017
(CNN)Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been targeting
so-called "sanctuary cities" with increased enforcement operations in
an effort to pressure those jurisdictions to cooperate with federal immigration
agents, a senior US immigration official with direct knowledge of ongoing ICE
actions told CNN.
A sanctuary city is a broad term applied to states, cities
and/or counties that have policies in place designed to limit cooperation or
involvement in the enforcement of federal immigration operations. More than 100
US jurisdictions -- among them New York, Los Angeles and Chicago -- identify as
such.
High-ranking ICE officials have discussed in internal
meetings carrying out more raids on those locations, said the source.[…]
Read the full article:
In Trump Era, a Pattern of Deportation as Retaliation Is
Emerging
By Sam Knight, The District Sentinel via Truthout
March 22, 2017
Recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions raise
questions about the Trump Administration using deportation proceedings to
punish political opponents -- both institutions and individuals.
Three undocumented activists in Vermont were arrested over
the past week by ICE agents -- two of them, while leaving the office of an
organization that advocates for immigrants' rights. In Texas, meanwhile, a
federal magistrate judge on Monday confirmed that immigration agents were
conducting raids in response to policy changes carried out by the county seat
of Austin.
The Texas-based federal magistrate, Judge Andrew Austin,
recalled how ICE officials had told him to "expect a big operation"
and that it was "a result of the [Travis County] sheriff's new
policy." This assertion was confirmed by the testimony of an ICE Agent
named Laron Bryant.
Fifty-one people were netted in the raids. Twenty-eight of
them had no criminal record whatsoever.
Read the full article:
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/39937-pattern-of-deportation-as-retaliation-emerging-in-trump-era
U.S. judge: ICE said Austin raid was because of ‘sanctuary’
policy
By Tony Plohetski,
American-Statesman/KVUE News
March 20, 2017
Federal agents privately alerted two magistrate judges in
late January that they would be targeting the Austin area for a major operation
and that the sting was retribution for a new policy by Travis County Sheriff
Sally Hernandez that dramatically limited her cooperation with them, according
to one of the judges.
The revelation — made Monday in open court by U.S.
Magistrate Judge Andrew Austin — conflicts with what Immigration and Customs
Enforcement officials told local leaders after the sweep, when ICE
characterized the operation as routine and said the Austin area was not being
targeted. It also provides evidence after weeks of speculation that Hernandez’s
policy triggered ICE’s ire.
Read the full article:
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/judge-ice-said-austin-raid-was-because-sanctuary-policy/dHWeSUd7nyp0XPJ6HcW8NP/
Demand the release of detained human rights leaders Enrique
and Zully!
Petition from Migrant Justice/Justicia Migrante
March 19, 2017
Sign the petition below to #FreeKike and #FreeZully
Enrique “Kike” Balcazar, is a seasoned human rights leader
in Vermont. Kike has lived in the state since 2011, when he became one of the
many migrant dairy workers who make Vermont’s iconic dairy industry
possible....Zully Palacios is an active member of Migrant Justice. Zully has
participated in Migrant Justice Assemblies, learning about the reality that
dairy farmworkers face in Vermont....
On Friday, March 17, Enrique and Zully were leaving the
Migrant Justice office in Burlington, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) agents targeted and arrested them. They are now in detention awaiting a
court date. Neither has a criminal record. Their targeting appears to be
political retaliation for their effective work in defending the human rights of
workers and immigrants in this country.
Please sign to send the following letter to ICE Boston Field
Office Director Todd Thurlow demanding the immediate release of Enrique and
Zully, and calling for their deportation proceedings to be terminated!
Sign the petition:
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