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 Maria G. Ibarra-Frayre I am used to traveling. And I am used to the mental checklist that goes, “Rain jacket, make sure to check the weather, make sure to bring cash, don’t forget to check-in for my flight…” the list continues. However, this trip is different. The mental
by Margaret Hellerstein Photo Credit: Michelle Rau, Freepik On April 11, Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave an impassioned speech at the Arizona-Mexico border in which he proclaimed the dawn of the “Trump era.” According to Sessions, the Trump era is a glorious new age in which the U.S. will
We’re simply here to be in solidarity, to be present.
A letter from QDEP’s Executive Director, Jamila Hammami Friends, While I don’t typically write a formal letter or appeal for political movement publicly, this issue has no sign of ending anytime soon, and this is incredibly close to home; I personally have multiple stakes in this struggle. If
What this week’s non-decision on Jennings v. Rodriguez means for immigrants in detention awaiting a hearing On the last day of this term, the Supreme Court announced that it will re-hear arguments in [Jennings v. Rodriguez](http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/jennings-v-rodriguez/), the case about prolonged immigration detention
Provisions Include Moratorium on Detention Contract Expansion & Creation of State Detention Facility Oversight Christina Mansfield of CIVIC speaks at press conference with CA Senator Ricardo Lara and CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra. June 2017. SAN FRANCISCO, CA. — This week, the California Legislature approved the SB 87/AB 103 budget
*For Immediate Release, June 14, 2017* Press Contact: Christina Mansfield, Co-Executive Director, CIVIC CMansfield@endisolation.org; (802) 999–1025 Adelanto — On Wednesday June, 14, 2017, a group of nearly 30 women detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Adelanto Detention Facility have commenced a hunger strike to protest
by Michelle Rumbaut Photo Credit: R. W. Rynerson, 1965. Wikimedia Commons #### Starfish I arrive at the station at 1 p.m., fresh from the sanctuary house on Mission Street to fill my trunk with backpacks and sack lunches, and the administrative bag with my name badge identifying me as a
