Immigrants Rights

D.C. Passes Bill To Restrict Secure Communities Immigration Enforcement Program

In a unanimous vote, the D.C. Council approved a bill that will limit the ability of the federal government to enforce immigration laws by restricting the circumstances in which individuals can be held in the custody of local law enforcement at the request of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Olga Reyes – Nonviolent Struggle Against the Drug War in Mexico – Feb 4th

Olga Reyes is a leader in the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity in Mexico, and is a survivor of Drug War related violence. Please join us as we listen to her story and learn more about the role of the US in the escalating Drug War.

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The Rarámuri Crisis: Extreme Poverty (Briefly) to the Fore in Mexico

The hambruna, or famine, afflicting the Rarámuri has been attributed to a brutal winter and the worst drought in the region for 71 years. But the media coverage brought attention to the wider conditions of extreme poverty in which some 12 million Mexicans live.

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