No One Is Illegal-Toronto ANNOUNCEMENT
TODAY! WORKPLACE RAIDS IN LEAMINGTON, ON
Early Wednesday (27 May) morning, Immigration Enforcement swarmed Lakeside Greenhouse in Leamington, ON arresting nine migrant workers, all women. Spread the Word!
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ACLU Condemns Jail Lockdown As Retaliation for Protected Speech
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PHOENIX – The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona today condemned the on-going lockdown at three Maricopa County jails, saying Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s decision to suspend visitation and access to television and phone calls was a thinly veiled effort to chill the inmates’ exercise of free speech rights. “It is unconscionable that these inmates – many of whom have not been convicted of a crime – are being punished simply for protesting the inhumane conditions in Maricopa County jails,†said Alessandra Soler Meetze, executive director of the ACLU of Arizona. “This has turned into a real crisis. Rather than addressing it, Arpaio is retaliating against the inmates for attempting to send a message to the outside world.â€
Tuesday 05 May 2009. Truthout. by: Valeria Fernández
Phoenix, Arizona – Broken arms, dislocated jaws, intimidation and vulgarities are part of the daily routine immigrant woman experience in Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) jails, human and civil rights organisations charge. MCSO is currently under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department over alleged abuses of a section of immigration law known as 287(g) that allows the federal government to deputise local police to enforce immigration law. “The abuse of these powers within the jails is worse than in the street,” said Salvador Reza, an organiser with the pro-immigrant group Puente that has been monitoring the alleged mistreatment. “If we were able to stop torture in Guantanamo Bay, we should be able to do that in Maricopa County,” he added.
April 26, 2009. The Independent
Children held in the infamous Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre are being denied urgent medical treatment, handled violently and left at risk of serious harm, a damning report by the Children’s Commissioner for England will say tomorrow. Sir Al Aynsley-Green’s investigation paints a shocking picture of neglect and even cruelty towards children trapped within the centre’s razor-wired walls, and finds “substantial evidence that detention is harmful and damaging to children and young people”.
Friday April 17, 2009. Yukon News
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Whitehorse resident Jacqueline Garcia, her mother and four of her sisters made identical arguments when seeking refugee status in Canada. Two were allowed to stay, three will be deported back to Mexico. For Canada’s 20,000 annual refugee claimants, the Canadian refugee system is a frustrating quagmire of glaring inconsistencies. “Refugee determination in Canada is, to some extent, a lottery,†said Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees.
