Mikola and Tatiana reunited Outside of the Chicago ICE Office Mikola was released early Thursday morning and was reunited with his wife, Tatiana (pictured above) and son Yuriy thanks to the combined efforts of organizers of the Immigrant Youth Justice League, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, lawyers with the National Immigrant [...]
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“We should not live scared of the everyday”
Speech from Jose Martinez, IYJL organizer at the May 1, 2012 march in Chicago. Photo by Sarah Ji. Hello everyone. My name is José Alberto Martinez, and I am undocumented. We are gathered here today from various organizations and groups, each representing a slightly different group of people and ideas, but we are all here [...]
Full Story »Undocumented Youth: March on May 1st
I remember my uncle being detained. I was 11 years old living in Dallas, Texas. I had only been in the U.S. for three years. I remember conversations between my mom and my aunt about what do next. We couldn’t ignore the fact that my uncle who I had just played at the park with [...]
Full Story »I want to know how your heart hurts, too [A challenge to citizens]
I wish you were more unapologetic. Yes, you, the citizen. When I say check your privilege, I don’t mean apologize for it, I don’t mean feel guilty for it, and I sure as hell don’t mean don’t take full advantage of it. All I’m saying is be more considerate of folks who don’t have that [...]
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