Tuesday May 14th, six undocumented DACA-elegible youth, and one undocumented mom took over the street in front of the Broadview Detention Center urging for elected officials to take a stance in favor of a suspension of deportations as a first step to comprehensive immigration reform. In Illinois, we believe part of the strategy is to aks our [...]
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Octavio came to the United States at 17, fleeing abuse from his father in Guanajuato, Mexico in 1985. In early April, he had parked outside his house, when police drove up to his car, and told him that he had run a stop sign two blocks back. Octavio told the officer that he could not [...]
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A group of seven undocumented immigrants from Illinois sat down blocking the doors to the Broadview Detention Facility, linking arms together using pipes, chains, and locks. They were protesting the record-high deportations under President Obama, and the lack of leadership from Illinois representatives to call for a suspension of these deportations. Ma. del Socorro Martinez [...]
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Group asked Illinois supporters to call on Senator Durbin (D-IL) to urge the President and the Department of Homeland Security to suspend deportations as a first step to comprehensive and humane immigration reform. The ask comes a day after a group of national organizations published a letter to President Obama to take similar actions. (Chicago, [...]
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Illinois Says Not One More Deportation! Join Families Affected by Deportation and Detention, Undocumented Illinois Residents, and Community Allies in Calling for a Suspension of Deportations! Tuesday May 14th, 2013; 9:00 AM, Broadview Immigration Detention Facility (1930 Beach Street, Broadview, IL.) Facebook Invite. >> Watch the Rally Live, Tuesday [around] 9:30 AM >> Read the Press Release for Tuesday [...]
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A coalition of groups from around Illinois led by undocumented immigrants will be holding a rally and action at the Broadview Detention Center calling for a suspension of deportations from President Obama. Press conference, rally and action in front of Broadview Detention Center by Illinois groups led by undocumented immigrants. The group seeks to bring [...]
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Below are two statements released regarding the vandalism of the “I Define Myself: Undocumented and Unafraid.” The first is a stement released by the Gender and Sexuality Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago on April 22, 2013. The second, is a message from the University Chancellor, released on April 25th, 2013. Statement from the [...]
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New York coming out!
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