Jordon’s story went viral after he quit his job rather than help ICE tear families apart. He wants others to follow in his footsteps. When you learn CPR, one of the things you learn is that before beginning chest compressions, you need to get someone to call 911. If
The separation of families and the government “losing track” of immigrant children are two separate issues but part of the same problem: our broken immigration system. Recently, two concerning stories about immigrants have been getting attention: one, that the federal government has lost track of almost 1,500 immigrant children;
We’re putting #ICEontrial over systemic abuse against immigrants. This week, Freedom for Immigrants (formerly known as CIVIC) sent ICE Director Thomas Homan and Attorney General Jeff Sessions notices to appear at the People’s Tribunal in Washington, D.C. For too long, these leaders have sat quietly by while
Sign this petition to rescind the deportation order against Maru Mora-Villalpando *Maru Mora Villalpando speaks to supporters during a press conference in Seattle on January 16, 2018. *Photo Credit: Enrique Cerna/Crosscut From NWDC Resistance and Mijente: The Seattle office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has served a “Notice
Watch and share this short film about a family’s separation at the U.S.-Mexico border José with his family. Photo Source: Alex Mensing on Facebook In November, Border Patrol officials forcibly separated José Demar Fuentes, 30, and his one-year-old son Mateo when they turned themselves in at the
written by Tina Shull CIVIC’s weekly spotlight on crimes committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week’s crime: Propaganda The mis-conception that immigration poses various threats to the United States is prevalent throughout U.S. history, as shown in this anti-immigration political cartoon from 1919. “Close the Gate,
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
To the United States President, Donald Trump, You Must represent ALL the citizens and residents of this Great Country, even the ones that did not vote for you. You promised that you were going to “Make This Country Great Again.” In your first 100 days in power, We have seen
CIVIC’s weekly spotlight on crimes committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week’s crime: Solitary Confinement Adolfo Aguillon, formerly in solitary confinement at the Theo Lacy Jail, added a bible and angel wings to this drawing of solitary confinement cells at the jail originally published in the Orange
