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Meet Arlen; she’s currently fighting an asylum case to Honduras where four of her family members have already been murdered. Arlen’s biggest fear is not even living in Honduras, but rather having to go there by herself without her children by her side. There is no reason why Arlen’s family should be separated; she is [...]

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In a video message that she shot before her arrest and detention, Claudio states she allowed herself to be caught by Customs and Border Protection in an effort to expose the abuses that happen inside immigrant detention centers.  Since Claudia has been detained inside the Calhoun County Jail for the past 10 days, she has witnesses numerous [...]

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After a round of Tweets sounded off and alerted Stephen Colbert regarding the GEO/FAU situation, it seems that the Comedy Central decided to pick up and run the story on the Colbert Report last night. While Stephen injects a bit of humor, snark, and satire into the story – we must not forget that there [...]

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Today at 9:30 A.M. the Senate Judiciary Committee will be hosting a rare hearing entitled “Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” Essentially what’s going to happen is several witnesses are going to testify before the 18 Senators that make up the committee. Appearing as witnesses are the usual cast; DHS, ICE and even someone from the hate group [...]

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Cross-post from Shadows then Light We are excited to announce the release of Shadows then Light with the expectation of a new year, and the common backdrop of tragedy. We remember lives lost at home and abroad, lives we are responsible to because we are the only witnesses they have. It serves, then, to acknowledge [...]

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Last week, we received word that the U.S. government is denying a dying Iranian sociologist, father and husband to U.S. citizens, the chance to come to the U.S. for life-saving medical treatment. His U.S. citizen children sponsored him for an immigrant visa in 2003, which was finally denied in March 2012, after a period of [...]

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The National Immigrant Youth Alliance (NIYA) Statement in Support of Wal-Mart “Black Friday” Walk-outs    Wal-Mart: You Can’t Deport Workers’ Rights!   Wal-Mart workers are fighting back and need our help! In one of the biggest labor fights this giant corporation has ever seen, we all play a role. Walmart is the largest private employer [...]

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Kat Stacks is her online persona and her real name is Andrea Herrera; she’s been detained in a Louisiana detention center for exactly 2-years today. She’s not only a DREAMer but as a minor she was also the victim of sex-trafficking. Despite all of this ICE is refusing to release her to the care of [...]

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We received this letter from detainees at the Broward Detention Center. The letter was signed by 428 detainees currently held at the facility. The facility houses just over 700 individuals; 600 men and 100 women. We did not ask for this letter, rather detainees took initiative to draft it and send it to us on [...]

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Sign Petition and Help Free the Sri Lankan 6: Detained at Broward Detention Center in Florida During a protracted civil war that dragged on for nearly thirty years in Sri Lanka, the UN estimates that some 80,000 to 100,000 people were killed. Many victims had no ties to any of the armed groups, but got [...]

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