October 2013 – PCASC

Immigrants Enduring Brutal Path to Citizenship; Determined to Prevail by Pete Shaw

The Obama Administration is barreling toward a milestone, one it probably would like kept in the shadows. Sometime in the next few weeks, the number of people without documentation deported since President Obama took office in 2009 will exceed 2 million. It’s an astounding number–far more than the Bush Administration deported–and it is puzzling considering …

Immigrants Enduring Brutal Path to Citizenship; Determined to Prevail by Pete Shaw Read More »

Portland Tax Dollars Supporting Private Prisons; Group Demands Divestment by Pete Shaw

Immigrants Rights, Wells Fargo / By claire

On Tuesday October 15th about 40 people gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building on NW Broadway demanding that the City of Portland divest from the for-profit prison industry, and as well that Sheriff Staton drop the ICE Hold on Oregon Dream Activist Manny Perez. The rally, organized by the Portland Private Prison …

Portland Tax Dollars Supporting Private Prisons; Group Demands Divestment by Pete Shaw Read More »

Mexico: The federal authorities must immediately release Alberto Patishtán

human rights, Mexico, Militarization / By ezln94appo06

Amnesty International on Oct. 1 called on the Mexican authorities to free Alberto Patishtán, a Tzotzil Indigenous man and bilingual teacher from the state of Chiapas in order to end 13 years of unjust imprisonment.

Guatemala: The Deported Return

guatemala, human rights, Immigrants Rights / By ezln94appo06

Guatemalan nationals exit a plane and head for the Migration Office in Guatemala City’s La Aurora Airport after having been deported from the United States. Each week, fourteen flights arrive at La Aurora Airport from the U.S. carrying approximately 135 deportees per airplane

Dream 30 and Others Cross the Border

human rights, Immigrants Rights, Mexico, Militarization, TAKE ACTION / By ezln94appo06

As they prepared to enter into Texas, the group of about 35 crossers, surrounded by friends, family and supporters began shouting louder and louder chants in English and Spanish, including, “Undocumented! Unafraid!”