From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Once again the president is threatening to shutdown the government unless Congress yields to his demand of sending billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S. southern border. Americans all over the country oppose … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/12/11/not-your-average-demonstration-faith-leaders-arrested-demanding-demilitarization-us Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 by Common Dreams “In the face of unfounded fear, racism, and violence, courageous action is necessary.” By Julia Conley, staff writer At least 32 faith leaders were arrested at the U.S.-Mexico … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): On November 9, in response to a large caravan of migrants from Central America slowly traveling through Mexico towards the U.S. border, President Donald Trump’s administration issued a proclamation seeking to forbid migrants … Continued
Este mensaje continuará en español From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): The past few weeks have served as a constant reminder of the extent this administration is willing to go in its push to silence, criminalize, and dehumanize immigrant communities. … Continued
By DORA GALACATOS, ALAN SHAPIRO and BRETT STARK FEB. 28, 2018 The Department of Homeland Security may soon formalize the abhorrent practice of detaining the children of asylum-seekers separately from their parents. Immigrant families apprehended at the southwest border already endure a deeply flawed … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Background: President Trump has issued multiple executive orders that target immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and Muslims. Plans are being made to build a border wall and more detention centers, and our undocumented community members have been … Continued
Posted at https://cliniclegal.org/diapersindetention Sign up form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckcA0gHtUgErAwxm630_yo7K6BUYjGUxpMl2yLQVXELFoH2w/viewform Family detention is the incarceration of asylum-seeking mothers and children, mostly from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. There are three such facilities in the United States, in Berks County, Pennsylvania; Karnes City … Continued