Miguel Gutierrez, a member of the Immigrant Youth Justice League participated in the civil disobedience action that took place in Chicago the morning of April 27th, at the Immigration Detention Center in Broadview, IL. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, along with 24 other people, including 2 other members of IYJL. When I [...]

Thank you mom! Thank you for sacrificing your life for my siblings and I. Thank you for leaving behind the country that gave birth to you, that saw you grow up, that saw you fall and pick you back up. It’s been almost 19 years since you piled onto a bus with my brother, my [...]

Members of the Immigrant Youth Justice League have been an integral part of organizing this action. From coordinating legal trainings, to media messaging, and outreach, youth have been at the forefront of this community action. Please join us in solidarity with Arizona, to send a message to President Obama and Congress that we need real [...]

Dear Dad, I know you want to go back, but I also know that you won’t. I know that you miss all your family, your brothers and sisters. You rarely talk about them, but when you do it is like you speak of heaven. How do you do it? Where do you get all that [...]

This is an unedited version of the speech given by IYJL member Reyna, at the April 10th rally with Senator Durbin in Chicago, in front of thousands. I am undocumented. Like many of us I know what it feels like to wake up every morning thanking God for a new day and also asking for [...]