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Do you want to donate to a group in El Salvador or directly to Maria? I can ask her. Read more
She is really committed to amplifying the voices of the women who are still in prison. And she has constant reminders of this. Read more
You’ll be happy to hear the local Fox affiliate here reported similar generalizations as fact. He was live from the scene reporting Argentinians look down on Mexicans. Read more
I’ve visited this corner three different times now and there’s always a car parked in that same spot. It’s an unusually wide sidewalk so technically dude and his girlfriend would have been able to walk around the cart.
Ramírez’s stepmother started a fundraiser online to help repair the cart. So far, they’ve raised $3,600. Read more
Thanks for sharing the update from Toronto. I think what you described is happening all over the country, including LA. In April I wrote about immigrant rights activists shutting down the pride parade right when law enforcement officials were marching through: http://fusion.kinja.com/why-queer-immigrant-rights-activist… Read more
“In 2013, he sold his company and now volunteers his time mentoring, supporting and advising individuals and organizations” https://www.lafpp.com/board/commissioners/cielo-v-castro Read more
This happens to asylum seekers regularly. Immigration courts have a huge backlog and when applicants aren’t released on parole they can be in detention for months and years before they get a decision. Read more
In regards to trans detainees in ICE detention... many of them presented themselves at a U.S. Port of Entry and requested asylum. They have not broken any laws and are detained while an immigration judge rules on their decision. Read more
You do realize that many of the transgender detainees in question are people who presented themselves at U.S. Port of Entry and requested asylum? They have not broken any laws and are detained while an immigration judge rules on their decision. Read more
You raise some important questions that I asked some of the activists. They have always maintained that vulnerable populations should not be incarcerated and closing down detention centers is part of a longer strategy to free all trans women. But that is a long timeline. Read more
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I interviewed a trans woman who fled El Salvador but the conditions in the conditions in the detention center were so bad that she asked to be sent back to El Salvador. Here’s one video from that series:
I can’t get a detailed break down of nationalities by county but this specific April operation in Florida included folks from: Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, South Africa,… Read more
One of the ICE teams in April conducted 16 arrests in Miami Dade, 16 in Broward and another 11 in Orange. Read more
Most arrests beyond the border are carried out by ICE’s Fugitive Operations teams. Immigration attorneys I talked to said it was rare for the Border Patrol to conduct arrests in Los Angeles. Read more
I was afraid to ask this important question. Read more
Alright. We shall see. Read more
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It really is extraordinary when you consider James was 17 when RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered. Read more