#immigrant-rights

#immigrant-rights

On Tuesday night, Berkeley City Council will vote on a contract with Flock Safety to operate fixed surveillance cameras throughout Berkeley. But given reports in the past month on Flock's illegal cooperation with ICE and the Trump administration, such a contract will put the Berkeley community in grave danger. The council must uphold our sanctuary city commitments and vote no on a new contract with Flock.

Many hundreds of people marched from the 16th St. BART Station to Dolores Park Monday at noon in a "Workers Over Billionaires" march that took aim at everything from President Donald Trump to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Israel's actions in Gaza. Participants talked about general fear of the country's direction, the plight of immigrants and the feeling of living in troubled times.

The University does not assert that it relied on the requirements of a federal statute or regulation in deciding to not to amend its policy - only on the risks associated with adopting a policy that the federal government might consider unlawful.

County officials urge Pescadero residents to report unsafe drinking water and emphasize that reporting can be done confidentially without questions about immigration status.

Agustin and Ricarda Toledo load empty water jugs onto their truck to refill them at a nearby water store, as their home’s clean water supply is insufficient.

Mayor Daniel Lurie expressed a limited stance on San Francisco's Sanctuary City status, indicating unwillingness to comply with Donald Trump's enforcement measures. His lack of action on immigrant legal services funding reveals a concerning oversight of the city's vulnerable immigrant population.

I heard them saying, 'Where are you from? Where are your parents from?' Wilder told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace. 'And I just stepped in and said this is very inappropriate to ask these kids anything ... I'm just going to have them implement their Fifth Amendment right, and not say anything to you.'

The enactment of Donald Trump's megabill will finance a huge expansion of mass deportations of immigrants, which could become widely unpopular across the nation.

"We're always trying to find a way to share how upset we are about what's happening in the country right now, to be visible and outspoken," said Halliburton, 61. "Enough is enough."

Haitian Immigrants have used this opportunity to indelibly contribute to the fabric of New York City and the entire nation - achieving and serving as an outsized portion of our health care workers, educators, small business owners, and essential frontline workers.

The President cannot adopt an alternative immigration system, which supplants the statutes that Congress has enacted.

The Executive Order threatens these newborns' identity as United States citizens and interferes with their enjoyment of the full privileges, rights, and benefits that come with U.S. citizenship.

"We feel like now more than ever, there's more hateful shit in this world. There are so many problems, and when the problem seems so big, we get local and we get to work," Gonia said at the show.

I can't imagine our community without our immigrant friends and family, and I won't. This moment isn't about valuing people because of what they can do for you: this is about respect for human beings and honoring their lives and protecting their rights.

This is trying to take away the spotlight from the pain and suffering that this administration is causing; I refuse to make it about anybody else but them.

As an immigrant nation, the United States should support and protect its immigrants rather than target them, as emphasized by protesters during nationwide demonstrations against ICE.

The writ of habeas corpus is available to anyone who's been held by the government and who says that they're being held illegally.

The report shows that immigrant fast-food workers are often unaware of their rights and afraid to report violations due to fears related to their immigration status.