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8 Key Questions on Immigration for 2020 Presidential Candidates
The issue of immigration and the US/Mexico border has been a major point of focus for Trump. He has even shut down the government over this issue. The revolving door of leadership at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) produces more…
Building our Resilience in the Face of Deportation Threats
In this moment, when the state weaponizes trauma against our migrant communities, our tactic becomes building resilience. The suffering inflicted on migrants has intensified during the current administration, illuminating the need for our movements to have access to culturally grounded…
Mijente Founding Member Carlos Garcia Stepped up to run for office in Phoenix, Arizona and won: Here are 8 Highlights from his Inauguration
In case you missed it, Carlos Garcia, a founding member of Mijente and veteran community organizer won his city council election last week in Phoenix, Arizona – a city that is almost majority Latinx yet lacks candidates that truly support…
Watch Isa Noyola Describe How Trans Asylum Seeker Johana Medina’s Death in ICE Custody Shows How Much Is at Stake for Our Communities
Mijente’s Deputy Director Isa Noyola speaks on the death of Johana Medina Leon, a 25-year-old trans asylum seeker from El Salvador who died in ICE custody on Saturday, the first day of Pride month. You can support funeral costs for…
Scholars Tell UC Berkeley: Cut Ties with Palantir
If you are an academic and would like to add your name to this letter, please sign here. On May 30-31, 2019, Berkeley Law will convene the 2019 Annual Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) in Berkeley, California. [1] A community of…
Palantir Played Key Role in Arresting Families for Deportation, Document Shows
The data-mining firm Palantir played a key role in federal immigration efforts to target and arrest family members of children crossing the border alone, a new document released this week shows. The document, which details the efforts of Immigration and…
Statement from AZ Trump Protesters
In a protest against the violence and anti-immigrant views promoted by Donald Trump, a multiracial coalition of immigrant rights, faith, labor and local activists peacefully rallied as well as shut down both of the main roads leading to the event…
Six Wins to Revel in from Chicago’s Election Beyond the Mayor’s Race
We asked local comic designer and art activist and organizer, Vicko Alvarez Vega, to break down why last night’s election was a victory against Chicago machine politics at every level. References to machine politics and race dynamics in Chicago aren’t…
Case of Detained 15-Month-Old Baby Exposes Continued Separation of Families by Trump
Father’s charging documents did not include details of the family separation, hiding it from the court and from the public. Family and advocates demand her immediate release and demand answers to why the government continues to separate families. PHOENIX —…