"Our community refuses to be silent while families are being torn apart and people are disappeared, said Kathryn Durham-Hammer, founder of Indivisible ReSisters Walnut Creek in a news release. We are standing together with others across the country to demand justice, dignity and due process for all."
"I am deeply disappointed that your agency has chosen to use its resources to target individuals who are showing up to court to go through the proper judicial and legal process exactly what proponents of immigration enforcement purport to advocate for, DeSaulnier wrote to the acting director of ICE. This misguided effort will only result in others avoiding courts and law enforcement entirely. As many individuals who need to use these courts are already living in fear, we should be encouraging immigrants to attend court as instructed, not making them even more afraid to appear, he wrote."
Contra Costa County hosts one of the Bay Area's busiest federal immigration courts, generating fears of ICE activity and frequent protests. The county has earmarked funding and strengthened nonprofits to assist undocumented residents. Local groups including United Latino Voices, Concord Communities Alliance and Indivisible ReSisters Contra Costa held a procession honoring those detained, deported or missing due to ICE. A June confrontation between protesters and federal agents outside the Concord court led the FBI to release an image of an unidentified protester accused of tearing an agent's badge. U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier demanded answers after ICE arrested several asylum seekers at court appearances, warning that such enforcement will deter immigrants from attending court and further instill fear.
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