Immigrant Detention

Immigrant Detention Flowchart

Jordan Garcia and immigrant detention

At left, Jordan Garcia, AFSC Colorado Immigrant Ally Organizing Director, and Gerardo act out a flowchart depicting the connections between various aspects of immigrant detention. They do so at a meeting of Coloradoans for Immigrant Rights (CFIR), a project of AFSC.

This Coloradoans for Immigrant Rights flowchart depicts some of the connections between various aspects of immigrant detention. CFIR is a project of AFSC.

CFIR flowchart.pdf

Change Takes Courage: Protect our Families and Workers

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 12:00pm

A bigger ICE detention center in Des Moines is the WRONG direction for Iowa! We say no to detention centers, no to fear of the police in our communities and no to policies that rip families apart. YES to humane immigration reform and protection for all workers.

At the last Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting we brought more than two dozen CCI members and supporters to oppose the ICE Detention Center proposal in Downtown Des Moines and now it’s time for round two!

12:00 pm Rally and Press Conference

Coloradoans Speak Out Against Immigrant Detention

gabriela flora in no human being tshirt

Gabriela Flora

This is coverage on FIRE -- Feminist International Radio Endeavour from AFSC’s February vigil at the GEO immigrant detention center in Aurora, Colorado:

http://www.radiofeminista.net/index.php/en/english-home/304-broken-us-immigration-policy.html

AFSC, other immigrant advocates protest NJ detention center

AFSC’s Newark staff, scores of human rights advocates and immigrants walked three miles Thursday to protest a proposed immigrant detention center that would be one of the largest in the country.

The participants, many dressed in orange jumpsuits to symbolize the prison uniforms worn by immigrant detainees, marched from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in downtown Newark to Essex County Correctional Facility. The proposed new facility would add 2,700 new beds to an already crowded and inhumane immigration detention system.

AFSC joins NJ groups walking in Newark to support immigrant rights

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Contacts: Chia-Chia Wang, American Friends Service Committee, 646-509-3860

John Skrodinsky, Wind of The Spirit Immigration Resource Center, 973-896-0444

New Jersey Residents To Walk in Support of Immigrant Rights, Oppose Massive Detention Centers in Essex County and Nationwide

Love Knows No Borders flyer

Love Knows No Borders photo

love knows flyer 2-11.pdf

Two-Part Training to Abolish Inhumane Detention

Monday, January 24, 2011 - 6:30pm

The second evening of training will be Monday, January 31, 6:30-8:30 pm. Colorado AID, of which AFSC is a founding member, invites you to volunteer to visit and support immigrants who are being detained. Out of our commitment to Abolish an Inhumane Detention system, we provide witness and support in solidarity with detained persons and their communities.

NPR: Border Agent Accused of Hiding Illegal immigrants

A U.S. Border Patrol agent in San Diego has been arrested for hiding his undocumented father and other people in the U.S. illegally. Authorities took Marcos Gerardo Manzano Jr. into custody earlier this week. They've charged him with harboring illegal immigrants at his home and lying to federal investigators, who had asked him about his whereabouts. AFSC's Christian Ramirez weighs in.

Love Knows No Borders -- Monthly Vigil at GEO Detention Center

Love Knows No Borders photo

Monday, February 7, 2011 - 6:00pm

This month's vigil at the ICE Detention Center is sponsored by the Denver Justice and Peace Committee. Bring a love poem or love letter for Justice to share OR a valentine for someone detained.

Please see the attached bilingual flyer for more details.

Documents:

Love Knows No Borders flyer

Salon to Discuss Immigrant Detention

Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 7:00pm

Denver Justice and Peace Committee (DJPC) Salon: Immigrant Detention: When U.S. Foreign Policy Drives People from their Homes and U.S. Enforcement Policies Drive Them Back. Jennifer Piper of the AFSC will share her perspectives and facts on the immigrant detention system, its impact on Colorado, and what we can do to oppose it. Free parking in lot east of the building, as well as along the street, enter through the door on Osceola St. More info: 303-623-1463, djpc@denjustpeace.org

Immigrant Detention