Posts Tagged ‘deportation’
East Bay women build a net of support to help cope with the fear of deportation
Every morning in front of Melrose Leadership Academy, the same choreography is repeated: the uproar of the children arriving at the school displaces squirrels and birds to the cherry and palm trees that adorn the sidewalk. At this public school, in the sanctuary city of Oakland, people exchange greetings in Spanish. The first poster near…
Read MoreLegal observer trainings teach what to do if ICE knocks at your door
With President Trump recently ramping up restrictions on immigration, Stand Together Contra Costa, an effort by local organizations and agencies to assist people who may be deported, is training legal observers in how to deal with ICE raids.
Read MoreIn East Bay, immigration reform gets lukewarm reviews
As word spread through Richmond, Oakland and other East Bay cities with large immigrant populations of the President’s executive orders easing some restrictions of federal immigration policy, families and support groups affected by the new orders reacted with a mix of relief and disappointment. “It’s not enough,” said Claudia Jimenez, a former member of the…
Read MoreRichmond resident and family struggle with threat of deportation
Members of the community came out to support Richmond resident Felipe De Jesus Valdes’ fight against possible deportation on Monday.
Read MoreContra Costa leads the Bay Area for Secure Community deportations
Contra Costa County has deported more people than any other county in the Bay Area through Secure Communities, a partnership between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement agencies, according to data ICE released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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