Rosa Ortega describes life after her husband Fernando’s deportation in the cross-border digital stories project “Humanizing Deportation/Humanizando la Deportación” Fernando with his daughter In this video Rosa Ortega shares her story about the deportation of her husband Fernando. He was deported to Peru in May 2017 and since
Nancy Meyer and 21 women at the West County Detention Facility in Richmond, California, sign onto a new letter alleging widespread abuse by deputies Portion of letter sent from Nancy Mayer to Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) [*English translation below*] Hola mi nombre es Nancy Meyer y
“I just want justice for so many people who are alone and needing help.” Maria with her children, Brandon and Marisela *Quiero que esta carta la pongas … donde sea escuchada y vean como esta esta situación en la que estoy y como me encuentro que no tengo casa ni carro,
by Elvia Ortiz Photo Credit: Tina Shull *Editor’s note: Elvia Ortiz, who was detained at the Adelanto Detention Facility in California since March of 2016, recently contacted Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC). She told us that she wanted to share her story with the public and
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
Poetry by Ana M. Fores Tomayo The Border Fence Two years ago on World Refugee Day, I published a very personal essay about my status as a refugee child, back then, yet what it is like now for refugees and asylum seekers. Today, I publish my own poem — in its
La Madre Patria /Motherland Courtesy © of En Pie de Lucha Performance **Por *Una Sombra Brillante*** Nosotros, Los alienígenos, Los fantasmas de carne, Somos aquellos que estamos sin estar. De quienes muchos temen y de quienes pocos conocen. Nosotros, aquellos que no podemos dejar huella porque sería rastreada y nos robarían
Demands Include Fair Bonds, Political Asylum, and Better Detention Conditions *For Immediate Release: June 12, 2017* Victorville, CA — A group of 9 detained asylum seekers launched a hunger strike in Adelanto Detention Center in Victorville, California, an immigration detention center run by the private prison corporation GEO Group to demand
