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Immigration Reform: Private Prisons.

Posted on April 15, 2014

A commission of current and formerly undocumented leaders sent formal recommendations to President Obama on steps his administration can take to expand relief programs and reduce the harm of current deportation practices. Meantime, people with relatives in detention are fasting in front of the White House and immigrant detainees in a month-long hunger strike and […]

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Posted in Immigration, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Immigration Reform: Discharge Petition.

Posted on April 1, 2014

House Democrats introduced a discharge petition, a tactical measure to force a vote on immigration reform. At the same time, a hunger strike continues in immigration detention centers in Texas and Washington, amid complaints of retaliation by ICE against alleged hunger strike leaders. Guests: Axkana Rios, Son of detainee at Northwest Detention Center, Portland, OR; […]

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Posted in Immigration, Línea Abierta, Politics |

Elvira Arellano, Detention Centers and More.

Posted on March 26, 2014

An exclusive interview with deported activist Elvira Arellano, who re-entered the U.S. after being detained and released at the border. Also, a hunger strike of immigrant detainees in Washington spread to Texas, putting the spotlight on private immigration detention centers. And an update on a pro-reform national bus tour that has engaged constituents and members […]

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Posted in Immigration, Youth, Línea Abierta, Mexico |

(Español) Se agita la protesta en centros de detenciones de indocumentados

Posted on March 20, 2014

(Español) “Para nosotros, aquí lo importante es reconocer que la gente ya está empezando a tomar acción allá adentro. Imagínense las circunstancias en las que están viviendo para que se arriesguen a tomar ese tipo de acciones, de poner en peligro su salud o aveces ¡sus casos!.. Porque les van a apresurar la deportación”

Posted in Homepage Feature, Immigration |

Immigration Reform: Executive Action.

Posted on March 18, 2014

Deported activist Elvira Arellano joins “dreamers” and attempts to cross to the U.S. through a San Diego border gate. A blue-ribbon commission of “dreamers” and immigrants prepares a report with recommendations to bring deportation relief. Immigrant detainees in Washington enter their 12 day in hunger strike, while detainees in Texas begin fasting. Meantime, Republicans in […]

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Posted in Immigration, Youth, Línea Abierta |

Immigrant Detainees on Hunger Strike.

Posted on March 11, 2014

Hundreds of detainees at Tacoma’s immigration detention center, one of the largest in the nation, have refused to eat their meals for five days demanding better conditions at the for-profit center and protesting current deportation practices. An immigrant organizer and a relative of a fasting detainee join this program from a protest outside the facility. […]

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Posted in Immigration, Línea Abierta |

(Español) Protestan en centro de detención de Inmigración

Posted on February 25, 2014

(Español) Los manifestantes dicen que el programa conocido como “Comunidades Seguras” es la causa de la separación de familias que podrían con el tiempo beneficiarse de una reforma migratoria. Desde su activación, dicen, bajo este programa federal se han deportado más de dos mil 600 personas en el estado.

Posted in Immigration, Topics, Noticiero Latino |