Help Keep Maria Luz’s family together Source: Crowdrise Maria Luz has been in the US for 27 years and now has only until September 29, 2017 — less than two weeks — to raise $2,000 to pay her lawyer’s fee or be deported. She is the mother of four
An op-ed by CIVIC’s Christina Fialho and Christina Mansfield Protestors attend a vigil outside of the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona, October 2016. Photo Credit: Tina Shull Originally published in the *Huffington Post *on September 22, 2017: Do We Have to Abolish the Victim Narrative to Abolish Immigration Detention?
Artwork by Jose Vasquez, detained at the Theo Lacy Jail in California > “Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your school are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add
A Poem by William Lopez *TW: Deportation Violence* August 1, 2017 Many community members rallied at the airport to protest the deportation of a loved and valued mujer from a county in the Midwestern U.S. Her deportation is one of the 400,000 that occur every year, with each
by Olivia Segura Photo Credit: Hannah Rank, Medill News Service My name is Olivia Segura. I’m a Gold Star mother, US citizen, and mother of Ashley Sietsema. Ashley is a Veteran that paid the ultimate sacrifice. She shed her blood in Kuwait. Ashley was a paramedic who died when
by Rosalía Salazar Translated into English by Ana M. Fores Tomayo and originally published on the blog Adjunct Justice. Introduction by Ana M. Fores Tomayo: Schools, universities, and communities are fighting for DACA recipients — and alongside them too — but these endeavors do not take away their hurt, their fear, their
by Nina Randazzo Image Credit: Mijente Know Your Rights 2017 The room is filled with people of all ages discussing what kind of information to record when witnessing an ICE raid. “Use of force.” “Abusive language.” “Entering a home without a warrant.” This is a training session for rapid responders,
by Joseph Sorrentino The Menores en el Camino shelter in Oaxaca, Mexico. The numbers out front are the country codes for the Northern Triangle Countries. Salvador is 503; Guatemala is 502; Honduras is 504; Nicaragua is 505. ### Noel Noel had been walking for about ten hours when we met him
by Pedro, currently in immigration detention in Illinois I lived in a dark world without any direction and not knowing that my actions would cause me to hurt my family and my life, but thanks to my Lord and savior my eyes opened. I know I live for him and
