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From: acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com>
Date: 2008/8/22
Subject: [isn] day of/after protests if Hattiesburg raid occurs?
To: solidaritymira@bellsouth.net
Cc: nnirr@nnirr.org, agarcia@nnirr.org
I just saw the press release below, and had earlier seen a warning from Bill Quigley (without any details available at that point) about a possible Hattiesburg raid.
I think folks around the country are still mad enough and conscious enough after the Postville raid to be ready for a coordinated national response to this one, perhaps including (but not limited to):
1) A phone/fax/email campaign now to ICE and the media demanding no raid at Hattiesburg;
2) Plans for immediate day of and/or after a raid pickets at ICE offices all around the country;
3) Plans for continual protests after that (round the clock vigils at ICE offices?) until all Hattiesburg detainess are released (and the mothers in Postville under house detention are freed?)
In solidarity,
Andy Pollack
Brooklyn, NY
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From: National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights <agarcia@nnirr.org>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Subject: For Immediate Release: ICE Preparing Ominous Raid in Mississippi
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 22, 2008
TO: Editor/News Director
Contact:
Patricia Ice-office 601-354-9355
Bill Chandler-office 601-968-5182
JACKSON, MS - A series of preparations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the Gulf Coast has local advocates on edge about the possibility of yet another worksite raid, and yet another devastating blow to businesses, families and communities in the name of immigration enforcement.
"The preparations we are seeing ICE make are alarmingly similar to what occurred immediately prior to the raid on the Agriprocessors, Inc. Kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, a few months ago, " said Patricia Ice, an immigration attorney and spokesperson for MIRA. ICE has reportedly booked dozens of rooms in hotels on the Gulf Coast. They may be checking in as early as tonight.
Perhaps even more worrisome are the reports that the federal court in Hattiesburg is being readied for a response similar to the response to the raid in Postville, when nearly 400 plant workers were arrested on trumped up identity theft charges, and slammed through criminal prosecution and judicial removal (being forced to waive all their criminal defense and immigration claims) within just days of the raid.
"What happened in Postville was an absolute travesty of justice that must never happen again," said Ms. Ice. "ICE must assure that any future enforcement actions are conducted in a humane manner and that detainees are permitted their constitutional rights to due process and to legal counsel."
With all the signs pointing to an impending raid, Ms Ice, other staff and local leaders are working quickly to identify possible targets, educate workers and assemble a team of attorneys to offset the burden on public defenders and provide immigration advice.
The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) is a membership-based alliance which guarantees the human rights of immigrants and all workers in Mississippi. MIRA works to support immigrants in the exercise of their rights through providing services, organizing, advocacy and public education.
www.yourmira.org
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For additional stories of abuse and background information on ICE raids and enforcement abuses, please contact the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR).
Please see NNIRR's human rights report, Over-Raided, Under Siege: U.S. Immigration Laws and Enforcement Destroy the Rights of Immigrants, where NNIRR documented over 100 stories of immigration law enforcement abuse and some 200 ICE raids during 2006-2007.
NNIRR's new initiative, Hurricane: the Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network, continues tracking and reporting human rights violations perpetrated against immigrant and refugee members of our communities, including over 80 ICE raids to date.
Please call:
Arnoldo Garcia, (510) 465-1984 ext. 305 or (510) 928-0685 Cell.
Catherine Tactaquin, (510) 465-1984 ext. 302
Join HURRICANE: The Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network -- help build community power for justice & human rights!
Unete al HURACAN: la Red de Accion de Comunidades Inmigrantes para los Derechos Humanos -- construyendo el poder de las comunidades por la justicia y los derechos humanos!
Click here for Hurricane/Haga click para info sobre el Huracan:
http://www.nnirr.org/resources/docs/NNIRRHurricaneInitiative2.pdf
Click here to get a copy of Over-Raided, Under Siege, NNIRR's new human rights report! http://www.nnirr.org/resources/docs/UnderSiege_web2.pdf
Haga clic aqui para el resumen ejecutivo del informe en
http://www.nnirr.org/resources/docs/ResumenRedadasDesmedidasOver-RaidedUnderSiege3.pdf
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Red Nacional Pro Derechos Inmigrantes y Refugiados
310 8th Street Suite 303 Oakland, CA 94607 | Tel (610) 465-1984 | Fax (510) 465-1885
www.nnirr.org
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From: acpollack2@juno.com <acpollack2@juno.com>
Date: 2008/8/22
Subject: [isn] day of/after protests if Hattiesburg raid occurs?
To: solidaritymira@bellsouth.net
Cc: nnirr@nnirr.org, agarcia@nnirr.org
I just saw the press release below, and had earlier seen a warning from Bill Quigley (without any details available at that point) about a possible Hattiesburg raid.
I think folks around the country are still mad enough and conscious enough after the Postville raid to be ready for a coordinated national response to this one, perhaps including (but not limited to):
1) A phone/fax/email campaign now to ICE and the media demanding no raid at Hattiesburg;
2) Plans for immediate day of and/or after a raid pickets at ICE offices all around the country;
3) Plans for continual protests after that (round the clock vigils at ICE offices?) until all Hattiesburg detainess are released (and the mothers in Postville under house detention are freed?)
In solidarity,
Andy Pollack
Brooklyn, NY
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights <agarcia@nnirr.org>
Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Subject: For Immediate Release: ICE Preparing Ominous Raid in Mississippi
You're receiving this email because of your relationship with National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights. Please confirm your continued interest in receiving email from us.
You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 22, 2008
TO: Editor/News Director
Contact:
Patricia Ice-office 601-354-9355
Bill Chandler-office 601-968-5182
JACKSON, MS - A series of preparations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the Gulf Coast has local advocates on edge about the possibility of yet another worksite raid, and yet another devastating blow to businesses, families and communities in the name of immigration enforcement.
"The preparations we are seeing ICE make are alarmingly similar to what occurred immediately prior to the raid on the Agriprocessors, Inc. Kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, a few months ago, " said Patricia Ice, an immigration attorney and spokesperson for MIRA. ICE has reportedly booked dozens of rooms in hotels on the Gulf Coast. They may be checking in as early as tonight.
Perhaps even more worrisome are the reports that the federal court in Hattiesburg is being readied for a response similar to the response to the raid in Postville, when nearly 400 plant workers were arrested on trumped up identity theft charges, and slammed through criminal prosecution and judicial removal (being forced to waive all their criminal defense and immigration claims) within just days of the raid.
"What happened in Postville was an absolute travesty of justice that must never happen again," said Ms. Ice. "ICE must assure that any future enforcement actions are conducted in a humane manner and that detainees are permitted their constitutional rights to due process and to legal counsel."
With all the signs pointing to an impending raid, Ms Ice, other staff and local leaders are working quickly to identify possible targets, educate workers and assemble a team of attorneys to offset the burden on public defenders and provide immigration advice.
The Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) is a membership-based alliance which guarantees the human rights of immigrants and all workers in Mississippi. MIRA works to support immigrants in the exercise of their rights through providing services, organizing, advocacy and public education.
www.yourmira.org
# # #
_____________________________________________________________
For additional stories of abuse and background information on ICE raids and enforcement abuses, please contact the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR).
Please see NNIRR's human rights report, Over-Raided, Under Siege: U.S. Immigration Laws and Enforcement Destroy the Rights of Immigrants, where NNIRR documented over 100 stories of immigration law enforcement abuse and some 200 ICE raids during 2006-2007.
NNIRR's new initiative, Hurricane: the Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network, continues tracking and reporting human rights violations perpetrated against immigrant and refugee members of our communities, including over 80 ICE raids to date.
Please call:
Arnoldo Garcia, (510) 465-1984 ext. 305 or (510) 928-0685 Cell.
Catherine Tactaquin, (510) 465-1984 ext. 302
Join HURRICANE: The Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network -- help build community power for justice & human rights!
Unete al HURACAN: la Red de Accion de Comunidades Inmigrantes para los Derechos Humanos -- construyendo el poder de las comunidades por la justicia y los derechos humanos!
Click here for Hurricane/Haga click para info sobre el Huracan:
http://www.nnirr.org/resources/docs/NNIRRHurricaneInitiative2.pdf
Click here to get a copy of Over-Raided, Under Siege, NNIRR's new human rights report! http://www.nnirr.org/resources/docs/UnderSiege_web2.pdf
Haga clic aqui para el resumen ejecutivo del informe en
http://www.nnirr.org/resources/docs/ResumenRedadasDesmedidasOver-RaidedUnderSiege3.pdf
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Red Nacional Pro Derechos Inmigrantes y Refugiados
310 8th Street Suite 303 Oakland, CA 94607 | Tel (610) 465-1984 | Fax (510) 465-1885
www.nnirr.org
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