DreamActivist

On September 28, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a letter stating that it would issue new guidance indicating that bi-national, same-sex partners will be explicitly included in the definition of ‘family relationships’  that will be considered under prosecutorial discretion decisions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This attached memorandum, issued on October [...]

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I just got a call from my friend Julio, he is detained at the Broward Detention Center, he called to say that his account was just closed and that he will be deported in a matter of hours. I met Julio when we infiltrated the detention center, he is a hardworking guy who only came [...]

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Meet Luis Villanueva, he has been living here for the past 6-years, the first five of which were in New York and the last year in Florida, at the Broward Detention Center. In 2010 Luis’ father was killed in Oaxaca, Mexico, he was shot 4 times and left for dead. Luis thought him and his [...]

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On April 24, 2012 , ICE conducted an raid at a Waste Management work site in Houston, TX. Waste Management is a national company that provides garbage, recycling and yard waste services. That morning, a total of 16 workers were detained and taken into immigration custody, none of them had a criminal record. Four of [...]

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We’ve obtained information via the Colorado Progressive Coalition and Detention Watch Network that ICE is planning a surge in Aurora, Colorado. From the Colorado Progressive Coalition: We are alarmed to learn that ICE plans to conduct a “surge” in the greater Aurora area starting February 29th through March 6. They will target suspected undocumented immigrants [...]

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Guest post by Mayra Beltran. Please read and help her come back to the only country she calls home. After having lived in the United States for more than 17 years, I was denied the opportunity to return to the country under legal status. The consular officer made her decision based on the fact that [...]

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The following video was found on the Imagine2050 blog. It was put together by an Arizona-based group called the Human League: Watch it here. The video details how intimate the relationship between Neo-Nazi leader JT Ready and Arizona Senate President and SB1070-author Russell Pearce. Some of the highlights: –Pearce ordained Ready as an Elder in [...]

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Note: This is part of a series where I will explore the current issues regarding immigration in Colorado and New Mexico.  In the coming weeks, I also analyze their respective neighbors: Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska. Colorado Joins “Secure Communities” Bill Ritter, the outgoing Democratic Governor of Colorado, announced that the state [...]

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Every day that the DREAM Act does not pass another student is deported. This time it is Leslie Cocche from Florida. Take action to stop her deportation and push DREAM forward!

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Anees Sous fights his deportation to Palestine, if something isn’t done soon he will be on a plane back home on Wednesday. His family struggles with even the thought of not having him around. Can you make the difference he needs?

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