“The top immigration authority in Mexico is now operating as its own criminal entity extorting, kidnapping and smuggling migrants all across the country.”

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THREAD. Last night, the White House quietly sent out a press release notifying reporters that Biden would be seeking $37 billion for, among other things, 100,000 new cops. This is one of the most dangerous developments imaginable.

All Star panel: Erika Pinheiro Carlos Heredia Alexandra Délano A. Theresa Cardinal Brown
This will be a different conversation about #Immigration #asylum and #Border
Friday, April 12, noon PT
Join us in looking for a way forward.
Presented by USC Price School Zolberg Institute USC Annenberg CCLP USC Annenberg

The National Center for Youth Law Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Children's Rights 'We are grateful that Judge Gee confirmed what we have been witnessing for over a year - that children in BP custody’s rights have been systematically violated when agents force them to wait in OADS without access to the basics needed for survival.'- Erika Pinheiro. Our full statement⤵️

🎉 🧵BREAKING NEWS! We're thrilled to announce a MAJOR legal victory for immigrant children held in open-air detention sites (OADS) at the border! A court has ruled in our favor, affirming that these children are entitled to key protections under the law.
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Children and other migrants being held in outdoor detention on the CA border suffer grave health issues due to horrific conditions and lack of access to medical care. We hope the court compels Border Patrol to use its resources to treat migrants humanely nytimes.com/2024/03/28/hea…

“People are being detained by Mexican authorities + sent to random cities in the south. Forcing them to trek back north, pay bribes to authorities + take all those risks all over again is inhumane.” - Erika Pinheiro, executive director, Al Otro Lado

nytimes.com/2024/03/26/wor…

CDMX Update🧵:
A new monitoring group we work w in CDMX documented over 8 months how up to 2500 people at a time are living on the streets of the city in at least 6 major camps.

*99% of the migrants living in the camps are US asylum-seekers using the CBP One App.*

#CBPOne #GMFC

Welcome to the 1930s. This is exactly what Nazis did to Jews.

Every time I see a post go viral about Haiti it's always some racist nonsense about so called 'gangs' which when you follow the money are propped up by the U(S)/West. Thread for every time someone asks what's happening as if we haven't been screaming about it.🇭🇹🧵👇🏾(1/22)

NEW from LCRW: Last week, a group of white men went an outdoor CBP detention site where asylum seekers have to wait in harsh desert conditions to be processed. They damaged shelters, stole sleeping bags & punctured a water tank. They've yet to be ID'd.

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At the end of the day, Biden so easily and quickly folded to the whims of the ultra right and quite literally stripped away due process and other protections for asylum seekers. Who’s to say your demographic and community won’t be next.

We refuse to accept the deplorable conditions migrant children face at open air detention sites. NCYL is fighting to enforce the Flores Settlement and ensure that children’s rights are protected. Read more: youthlaw.org/news/flores-co… #FloresSettlement #OADS

Because of the courageous work of organizations like Al Otro Lado, AFSC, SBCC, and others, The National Center for Youth Law and co-counsel took action today to try and end detention at #OADS . youthlaw.org/news/flores-co…

…the people who won’t spend a dime to help the homeless are the same ones trying to trick you into thinking immigrants are the problem are the same ones jacking up your rent are the same ones who won’t tax the rich are the same ones who give billions in corporate handouts…

To be clear, the failed border bill would not have ‘fixed’ anything - it was merely a rehash of cruel policies that increased unauthorized crossings, punished legitimate asylum seekers and created chaos! Why are we acting like it would have been different this time around?

Very lucky to be taking part in this event tomorrow with some of the best people I know. Border Kindness Pedro Rios Erika Pinheiro TheSidewalkSchool and my friend Amos who some people will know from the podcast episode

Border Patrol continues to confiscate medicine, medical documents, personal property, and religious objects, per new ACLU of Arizona report.

One 2-yr old girl whose medicine was confiscated by agents suffered 6 seizures before receiving new meds.
AZLuminaria
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