The 6 undocumented youth arrested at Secure Communities protest found not guilty. They were arrested last August during a civil disobedience outside a hearing on the federal program Secure Communities. Cook County judge says she ‘understands’ some times actions like these need to be taken in order to be heard. Photo by Sarah Ji. More [...]
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UPDATE, 3/20/2012: The 6 Chicago activists have been declared not guilty of all charges. The judge stated that the city and the state prosecutors did not have proof beyond a reasonable doubt of the actions taken. Before closing, Cook County Judge Peggy Chiampas, presiding over the case, said that she too came from an immigrant [...]
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On Wednesday August 17th, six undocumented youth were arrested in Chicago carrying out an action to fight the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program called Secure Communities. We, and hundreds of other community members, walked out of a public hearing after the cops refused to let dozens of community members inside, demanding an end this [...]
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UPDATE 9/18/2011: Earlier in September as a report on the program was released, 5 of the members of the commission resigned, saying that the recommendations in the report were not enough. That includes Arturo Venegas, whose resignation letter you can read here. Although the work still continues, the resignations are a direct result of the opposition and mobilization here in Chicago [...]
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Speakin’ For A Dream Performed by Christopher ‘Rhixcs’ Nguyen & Allen ‘Tusic’ Tu All these years I’ve been asleep, ignorant to all the cries of the folks who’re strugglin’, all their hurt and their sighs The ones who go to sleep at night and spend it in a dream But have to face reality, it [...]
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Today DHS will have a public hearing on secure communities in Chicago, at 6pm, at 622 West Randolph. More info here. [In]Secure Communities (SComm) is a federal deportation program started in October 2008 by the Obama Administration. Its purpose is to have local law enforcement share with Immigration Customs and Enforcement anyone they take in [...]
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New York coming out!
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