Saturday is the Families Belong Together day of action against the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy, and there will be a protest at Washington Square Park. The Rochester rally begins at 3 p.m., and speakers will talk about Trump’s recent executive order to stop the separation of migrant families detained by immigration officials, local organizations that […]
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Rallies for immigrant families and refugees take place this week
A march protesting the Trump administration’s separation of immigrant families will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, and events around UN World Refugee Day will take place Saturday.
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New bill in Assembly expands access to driver’s licenses
Access to driver’s licenses has been a recent focus for immigrant rights groups in Upstate New York. The state’s farms rely heavily on migrant workers, and it’s often tough to find transportation in rural areas. A bill recently introduced into the New York State Assembly would make it easier for the state’s undocumented residents to […]
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Protesters rally at Batavia detention center for immigrant women
Immigrant rights advocates gathered today outside of the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility at Batavia in support of undocumented women facing deportation. More than 50 people, including many from New York City — and one sporting an oversize Donald Trump head, orange skin and all, holding a “Deport Me” sign — stood close together to listen […]
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East and West Coast farmworkers unite for labor rights
In the summer of 2013, migrant farmworkers on a berry farm in Skagit County, Washington, about an hour north of Seattle, began to organize against poor working and housing conditions and for better wages. The labor group they created, Familias Unidas por la Justicia (FUJ), is an independent union, led by indigenous Mixtec and Triqui […]
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Hernandez case shows holes in Sanctuary City policy
The detainment of Abigail Hernandez by Immigration and Customs Enforcement has exposed holes in Rochester’s Sanctuary City policy, immigrant rights activists say. Hernandez, 21, was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat against East High School after she allegedly posted threatening language on the school’s Facebook page on February 15. Hernandez came to the […]
