While media attention was focused on the DACA debacle in
Congress, a lot seemed to be going on at the local level. Given the paucity of
media coverage, it’s hard to tell whether this represents an increase in
resistance, but the struggle may be moving from Capitol Hill to Main
Street.—TPOI editor
Immigrant rights activists block Homeland Security van from
accessing Metropolitan Detention Center
 |
| Photo: Marcus Yam/ Los Angeles Times |
By Alene Tchekmedyian, Los
Angeles Times
February 15, 2018
A crowd of immigrant rights advocates blocked a Homeland
Security van late Thursday from accessing the Metropolitan Detention Center in
downtown Los Angeles.
Video footage showed dozens of people standing in the
street, in front of a marked van, chanting, "Drive out ICE!" and
"Stop the deportations!" Some held signs.[…]
Read the full article:
View a video:
Austin High School students walk out of school during lunch
to support detained classmate
 |
| Photo: Rose-Ann Aragon KPRC |
By Megan Kennedy, KPRC-TV
February 14, 2018
HOUSTON - During their lunch break Wednesday, Students from
Stephen F. Austin High School walked out school around noon for a march and
rally outside to show support for a student detained by Immigration and Customs
Enforcement.
By the hundreds, classmates of the 19-year-old-detained
student, identified as Dennis Rivera-Sarmiento, displayed signs to show
solidarity.[…]
Read the full article:
More than 100 New York City attorneys protest after Ice
arrests Bronx man
Lawyers protesting outside a Bronx courthouse say
immigrations officers are arresting their clients with no distinct pattern
By Associated Press, via The Guardian
February 9, 2018
More than 100 New York City public defenders have walked out
in protest of their clients getting detained at the courthouse by federal
immigration officials.
The Thursday protest took place outside a Bronx courthouse,
where attorneys say Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers are
arresting their clients with no distinct pattern. WABC-TV reports the protest
was sparked after Ice arrested Aboubacar Dembele Lanier, who was leaving the
courthouse.[…]
Read the full article:
Demonstrators protest ICE deal to keep undocumented
immigrants in local jails
 |
| Photo: Alessandra da Pra/Tampa Bay Times |
By Tony Marrero, Tampa Bay Times
February 9, 2018
TAMPA — Two little girls stood under a blazing sun holding a
mock check made out to Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister.
The payor: U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The
amount: $50.
That’s the sum that ICE will pay the Sheriff’s Office under
a recently-announced contract to hold undocumented immigrants for up to 48
hours in the county jail until federal agents can pick them up.[...]
Read the full article:
Advocates protest immigration policy year after Arizona
woman's deportation
By Chris McCrory, Arizona Republic
February 5, 2018
Dozens protested Monday in front of the U.S. Customs and
Immigration Services office in Phoenix, calling for change nearly a year after
Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos of Mesa was deportedafter she went for a routine
check-in with the federal agency.
The arrest and deportation of Garcia de Rayos was a catalyst
that stirred protests across the state, said Maria Castro, a community
organizer with Puente, a human-rights advocacy group.[…]
Read the full article:
No comments:
Post a Comment