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Hat-Trick: ICE Releases Fredd Reyes
Change.org users have pulled a hat-trick with this latest victory: Fredd Reyes is out of detention, making three victories today. Twenty-two years ago, a family fled political persecution and threats of violence in their native Guatemala, and arrived in the Read More …
Victory: Jennifer Abreu Is Out of Detention
When Jennifer Abreu was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on November 15, 2010, and faced deportation back to Brazil, she had no idea whether she would ever see her family and friends again. She knew her life was in Read More …
Today Is National Opt-Out Day: Say No to Full Body Scans!
The day has come to submit your “junk” to the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA). November 24 is National Opt-Out Day, and as Change.org blogger Kelley Vlahos wrote over on the Criminal Justice blog, travelers are expected to opt-out Read More …
Victory! Senator Brown Intervenes on Behalf of Ohio Student in Deportation
I was hunkering down to write about the case of Bernard Pastor, an undocumented youth from Ohio who seemed headed to spend Thanksgiving in detention, when word came from Senator Sherrod Brown’s office that his deportation has been delayed. [Ed Read More …
All-American Aspiring Journalist Set To Spend 19th Birthday in Immigrant Detention
On Monday, November 15th, 2010, Jennifer Abreu was taken into ICE custody after a minor traffic violation led officers to find a deportation order written in her name. As a result, Jennifer will spend Thanksgiving and her 19th birthday in Read More …