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Posts tagged ICE
Spending X-Mas in Detention
December 26, 2009
Carl contacted DreamActivist through our contact form to share the story of his legal immigrant friend who was in detention. His point was that the system isn’t just broken for undocumented immigrants here but even for those who try to play by the rules and... [+]
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26Dec
Is Geogetown University Working with...
October 6, 2009
Given that Juan Gomez–an undocumented student from Florida–is studying at Georgetown University, I found this bit of their law school application quite fascinating: It’s the only law school out of the 30 applications that I have looked over for Fall 2010, that has such ‘verification requirement’... [+]
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06Oct
Even the Fear is Gone
August 1, 2009
“The more I’m afraid of something, the more I know I have to do it. I figured that out when I was a kid. I can lead a protected life, hiding away from the scary world. Or, I can take on the things that scare... [+]
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01Aug
Stop the Deportation of Convicted...
July 13, 2009
The immigration rights movement, forced into a defensive posture, is down on its knees begging for crumbs. Pleading to keep only the “good” immigrants in the country, those who will labor with their heads down, without asking for rights. DREAMers are in the business of... [+]
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13Jul
We win some. We lose many more.
July 11, 2009
As part of the weekly DREAM Act series on Change.org, I just read quite a moving story about a couple that now has to leave their home, simply because one spouse had been brought here at the age of 13, accrued illegal presence and had... [+]
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11Jul
In Real Life, Sandra Bullock Would...
July 7, 2009
Dear Ms. Bullock, I have been a fan since Speed back in 1994 when I was barely 9. So it pains me to see one of my favorite actors make a movie that doesn’t paint a fair picture of U.S. immigration policies. I took my mother out... [+]
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07Jul
Stop the Deportation of Walter Lara
June 26, 2009
“…doesn’t matter what they tell you. YOU belong here.” Advice DO NOT SIGN A VOLUNTARY DEPARTURE. EVER. Walter Lara, age 23, came to the United States from Argentina 20 years ago. Unless Congress or the Department of Homeland Security intervenes in his case, he will be required... [+]
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26Jun
Warning: If You Were Born on a...
April 22, 2009
The US Constitution states that a US citizen can’t be deported unless he has committed treason or terrorism. Not one part of the US Government is looking into my case of a US citizen being deported. I was sent back to England where I have... [+]
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22Apr