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Not One More Deportation
You may well ask: “Why direct action? Why sit-ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?” You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to Read More …
Community Voices: “The Good Fight”
I was honored to be on Episode 2 of The Good Fight with Ben Wickler, a progressive show about people changing the world. Friend of this blog, Professor Allegra McLeod at Georgetown Law, had her research on immigrant and criminal Read More …
“You May Think I Am Crazy, But I Think It Is Crazier That I Haven’t Seen My Family for 15 Years”
“In 2008 I was knocking on doors to get President #Obama elected, and now, in 2013, I will be knocking on America’s door, asking President Obama to bring my community home.” – Lizbeth Mateo. Breaking from The National Immigrant Youth Read More …
I Was Supposed To Get My Lawful Permanent Residence Today
The stage was set. The Immigration Judge gave us this date at my last hearing. It was supposed to a warm and fuzzy weekend, with my U.S. citizen partner and I flying out to San Francisco from the East Coast Read More …
Obama’s “Justice Department” Appeals Landmark Ninth Circuit Victory to the Supreme Court
Today, the Justice Department placed the brakes on the dreams of thousands of intending young immigrants. It appealed the landmark Ninth Circuit Child Status Protection Act victory (de Osorio v. Mayorkas) to the Supreme Court. The cert petition is here. Read More …