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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
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.
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MIRAc condemns FBI raid on immigrant rights leader Carlos Montes
BY Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee | Minneapolis, MN | 5/23/11
Fight Back News is circulating the following statement from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAc) condemning the brutal raid conducted at the home of Carlos Montes. We urge other organizations to send messages of support to stopfbi.net
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Immigrant rights activists insist that Gov. Dayton veto ‘Secure Communities’ deportation program
BY Brad Sigal | Saint Paul, MN | 5/22/11
On May 20, protesters from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAc) and the No More Deportations campaign marched through the State Capitol chanting “‘Secure Communities’ divides families - no more deportations!” and “Immigrant workers are under attack - what do we do? Stand up fight back!”
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Minnesota governor scales back ICE collaboration
BY Brad Sigal | Saint Paul, MN | 4/19/11
On April 14, immigrant rights activists in Minnesota celebrated a victory as Governor Mark Dayton announced he would not pursue an Executive Order collaborating with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportations and enforcement programs.
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Fired Latino Chipotle workers protest, eight allies arrested
BY Staff | Minneaoplis, MN | 1/21/11
On Jan. 20, dozens of Latino immigrants who were among the hundreds fired from Chipotle Mexican Grill throughout Minnesota last month protested at a downtown Minneapolis Chipotle.
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No More Deportations campaign spreads message in the Latino community
BY Brad Sigal | Minneapolis, MN | 12/20/10
On Dec. 19, activists from the No More Deportations campaign brought their message to the New York Plaza shopping center on Lake Street in Minneapolis.
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Latino Chipotle workers speak out after mass immigration firings in Minnesota
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 12/15/10
On Dec. 14, Juan and Maria, two workers from Chipotle Mexican Restaurant who are Mexican immigrants, spoke out at a press conference after being fired as part of a statewide immigration sweep. Over 20 other fired Chipotle workers stood by them as they told what has happened over the past week and presented their demands to Chipotle Mexican Restaurant and to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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On the streets for a people’s agenda at MN governor debate
BY Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 9/15/10
As the candidates for governor were preparing to debate inside the Pantages Theater here Sept. 15, about 30 members of the Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout, including folks from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee and the Welfare Rights Committee were on the street out front.
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Thoughts on jail and deportations from a “Move the Game” protest arrestee
BY Molly Glasgow | Minneapolis, MN | 8/16/10
This was written by one of five people arrested at the Move the Game protest in Minneapolis on August 11, 2010.
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