Posts Tagged ‘deportation’

UNDOCUMENTED AND TRAVELING TO TUCSON, AZ FOR SAZONBLEA

October 4th, 2023

Tips for Undocumented and Non-Citizen Travelers Attending Mijente’s Sazonblea 2023 in Tucson, Arizona No part of this should be taken as legal advice or an individual assessment of risk. Consult a trusted and experienced immigration attorney before making decisions about your travel plans.  A NOTE FROM MIJENTE Sazonblea 2023 will be taking place in Tucson, […]

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Latinxs in Philadelphia are Speaking Out: Stop Criminalizing Us

January 17th, 2022

In the last 10 years the Latinx community in Philadelphia has grown by 27%, and has nearly tripled since 2000. Today, many are fighting to get ICE out of their schools and state.   Criminalization of Latinxs has only grown over the years as Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) is given more power to target, detain, and [...]

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Deportation Defense under the Biden Administration

November 18th, 2021

This past September, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its policy for how ICE will conduct immigration enforcement in our communities. Though the new prosecutorial discretion memo (PD Memo) falls short of centering a protection-based framework, there are key opportunities for organizers and advocates to use in pushing back against abuses of power by […]

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The Biden Administration’s Recent Approach to Immigration Policy With Haitians At The Border Fails Us All

October 1st, 2021

It’s an understatement to say that the month of September brought significant disappointments on immigration policy by the Biden Administration. First, undocumented communities and advocates were let down by the Parlimentarian’s decision to exclude a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, farmworkers, and essential workers from the “Build Back Better” bill. Shortly after, the […]

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El Pueblo Se Defiende, Local Deportation Defense

July 9th, 2021

During Part 2 of our El Pueblo Se Defiende series, grassroots organizers shared their experiences fighting deportations under the current Biden administration and the strategies they suggest to others who want to be involved in deportation defense work in their local community.  We spoke with Xanat Sobrevilla, organizer with Organized Communities Against Deportations, Carlos Sauceda […]

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The Marching Orders To ICE Agents & Our Intervention

June 15th, 2021

Deportations and immigration enforcement have continued to be a part of our daily lives. In the past few months, we’ve seen detention rates rise and President Biden call for an $18 million increase in ICE funding. And just last week the Supreme Court made it harder for immigrants with temporary protective status (TPS) to become […]

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Eyes On ICE: Truth & Accountability Campaign

May 5th, 2021

On March 1, 2021, we launched Eyes on ICE: Truth and Accountability Forums under the We Are Home Campaign. This series of virtual and in-person events were designed to expose the truth of immigration enforcement practices, spotlight the stories of those who have organized and been impacted by ICE, and share solutions for a free […]

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Dismantle DHS & Defeat Trump

July 29th, 2020

Today Trump announced that he will call back federal officers from Portland. It was another failed political stunt, but it shows us how far he is willing to go to retain power. The federal agents who descended on the city, uninvited and unwelcome, in unmarked vehicles, disappearing people with little to no regard for civil liberties, […]

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Moving Biden Toward Community Demands: Unity Task Force Releases Recs

July 8th, 2020

Mijente director Marisa Franco issued the following statement on the Biden campaign’s newly announced immigration policy commitments. Franco was a member of the campaign’s unity task force on immigration as one of the representatives negotiated by the Bernie Sanders team.

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Mijente Statement on Kentucky SB1, HB51, & SB89

January 28th, 2020

#CrushICE   #SanctuaryforAll   #NoSB1 To sign onto this letter, please contact [email protected] Spanish | English | French En fuerte solidaridad con activistas y organizadores, los miembros de Mijente Louisville y Lexington y en todx el estado de Kentucky, se unen en oposición a los proyectos de ley fascistas y anti-inmigrantes SB1, HB51 y SB89, […]

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