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Deportations
How Dede Adnahom Didn’t Get Deported
Giday “Dede” Adnahom was granted permanent US residency after forming a group called Who You Callin' Illegal, which analyzed the intersections between incarceration and immigration.
Imagine if Every Day Were 9/11. For One Community in the US, It Is
On the day of the Swift raids, more than 300 US-born children came home to find at least one of their parents gone.
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Holiday Greeting: No Peace Without Justice
There can be no peace without justice. At least five areas of blatant injustice warrant the urgent attention of people of good will: poverty wages, immigrant detention, harsh sentencing, …
Can President Obama Do More to Stop Deportations?
A heckler challenges Obama to do more to stop deportations, but does the president have the authority to do so?
Immigration Reform Advocates Turn Up Heat on Congress to Act Before Year’s End
A coalition of advocates for immigration reform are pressuring congressional representatives to pass a reform bill.
Immigration “Bed Mandate” Requires 34,000 People Detained Each Day
Activist points to increasing privatization of detention centers as being behind mandatory detention rules in immigration reform bill.
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Fear and Loathing at the Border
The U.S. government is deporting immigrants to Mexican cities rife with violence and drug wars. Thatu2019s leaving deportees vulnerable to theft, extortion and kidnapping.
Don’t Call Me Illegal: An Interview With Youth Immigrant Activist Tania Unzueta
Unzueta, currently an organizer with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and co-founder of the Immigrant Youth Justice League, is one of many undocumented youth who have stepped into …
With Obama Visit, Mexicans Scrutinize US Immigration Bill
Mexico's reception of President Barack Obama last weekend and of his immigration reform bill is decidedly mixed. The bill's emphasis on border security and its downgrading of family reunification …
Rally Against Deportations in Phoenix
Protest organized by families broken by immigration deportations.