Wednesday February 8, 2012
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Spirited protest against LA’s Sheriff Baca
BY Staff | Los Angeles, CA | 1/15/12
Demanding “Stop SCOMM” and “No deportations,” members of the Southern California Immigration Coalition denounced Sheriff L. Baca at his annual prayer breakfast here, Jan 14.
287(g), deportations, S-Comm, Secure Communities, Sheriff Baca, Southern California Immigration Coalition
Death sentence for undocumented: Minnesota law cuts immigrants off medical care Jan. 1
BY Staff | Saint Paul, MN | 12/30/11
On Dec. 29, immigrant rights activists and supporters spoke out at a press conference against a new anti-immigrant law slated to cut immigrants off of Emergency Medical Assistance on Jan. 1, 2012. They called on Governor Dayton to take immediate executive action to stop it.
Emergency Medical Assistance, Governor Mark Dayton, Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, MIRAc, undocumented immigrants
Immigrant rights activists protest Sheriff Baca at awards event in West L.A.
BY Carlos Montes | Los Angeles, CA | 12/19/11
Sheriff Lee Baca was met by an angry protest, Dec. 18, as he arrived to speak at Village Church in West Lost Angeles.
Secure Communities, Sheriff Baca
Alvarado Street vendors protest LAPD crackdown
BY Carlos Montes | Los Angeles, CA | 12/18/11
Vendors protested a new police crackdown on street vendors on Alvarado and 6th Streets, Dec. 16.
Alvarado Street, LAPD, Los Angeles County Sheriff, street vendors
Internal documents expose FBI role behind ‘Secure Communities’ immigrant deportation program
BY Brad Sigal | Minneapolis, MN | 11/11/11
Newly released documents show that the FBI has been a major player behind the scenes pushing the 'Secure Communities' deportation program, which is responsible for the deportation of more than 104,000 immigrants identified through the program since 2008.
Committee to Stop FBI Repression, deportations, FBI, National Day Laborers Organizing Network, Secure Communities
Government continues trumped up case against Carlos Montes
BY Staff | Los Angeles, CA | 9/29/11
Chanting, “Drop the charges now,” more than 60 supporters of veteran Chicano leader, Carlos Montes, rallied outside the LA Courthouse here, September 29, for a protest that coincided with a preliminary hearing, where the government outlined their case against him.
Carlos Montes, Committee to Stop FBI Repression
L.A. Activists Confront Obama
BY Staff | Los Angeles, CA | 9/27/11
On Sept. 26, President Obama visited Los Angeles to dip into the pockets of the Hollywood elite for his re-election campaign.
Barack Obama, Carlos Montes, Committee to Stop FBI Repression, Southern California Immigration Coalition
Utah protest at Grand America Hotel over immigrant rights
BY Chris Manor | Salt Lake City, UT | 7/21/11
Activists gathered here, July 16, for an emergency action outside the National Governors’ Association Conference, protesting the Grand America Hotel’s attack on immigrants.
e-verify, Grand America Hotel, National Governors’ Association Conference, Revolutionary Students Union, United for Social Justice
Secure Communities deportation program staved off, E-Verify snuck in amidst Minnesota budget battle
BY Brad Sigal | Saint Paul, MN | 7/20/11
Amidst the flurry of budget cuts hastily pushed through on July 19 and signed on July 20 on the 20th day of the state government shutdown, immigrant rights activists claimed one victory and one defeat amidst the chaos.
deportations, e-verify, government shutdown, Governor Mark Dayton, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, MIRAc, No More Deportations campaign, Secure Communities
Alabamans march against HB 56, harshest anti-immigrant state law yet
BY Laura Langley | Birmingham, AL | 6/27/11
Nearly 2500 people came together here, June 25, to march and speak out against Alabama House Bill 56 (HB 56), recently signed into law by Governor Bentley.
HB 56, SB 1070, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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