Immigrant Rights News

Migrant Death Rate on Arizona Border More than Double in Two Years While DHS Plans Expansion of Deadly Criminalization Policies

2012-01-24T13:26:00.000-08:00

For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 24, 2012Contact: Kat Rodriguez: 520.770.1373Arizona- Despite continued claims by the Department of Homeland Security that the number of migrant deaths has reached an all-time low, data show that the actual rate of migrant death on the Arizona border has actually almost doubled in the last two years. This information comes as DHS announces plans to eliminate voluntary

Deported, disoriented, forgotten

2012-01-04T12:16:00.000-08:00

Published by The Phnom Penh PostJanuary 3, 2011 By Diana MontañoSam Bath isn’t sure exactly where he’s from. All his mother told him is that he was born “somewhere near the Thai border” before the family fled Cambodia and resettled in the United States as refugees in 1986.Now, the 37-year-old slouches in a plastic chair in the office of the Returnee Integration Support Centre in Phnom Penh, a

U.S. Immigrant Rights Groups Urge An End to Detentions & Deportations, Cite High Human Cost to Immigrant Families

2011-12-20T13:33:00.000-08:00

For Immediate Release December 15, 2011   Contact:  Colin Rajah 510-465-1984 ext. 306  Laura Rivas 510-465-1984 ext. 304 On International Migrants Day, December 18 U.S. Immigrant Rights Groups Urge An End to Detentions & Deportations, Cite High Human Cost to Immigrant Families  (Oakland, CA) As we approach International Migrants Day (December 18), U.S. immigrant rights groups

Fighting for Climate Justice in South Africa: An Interview with Trevor Ngwan

2011-12-09T11:34:00.000-08:00

Janis Rosheuvel is a NNIRR Board member and formerly director of Families for Freedom in New York. By Janis H. Rosheuvel December 5, 2011 | Posted in Environment , IndyBlog | Email this article (Photo: Janis H. Rosheuvel) Trevor Ngwane is a long time South African activist and organizer. He currently serves as the national organizer of the Million Climate Jobs Campaign

U.S. Immigrant Rights Leaders Join Delegation to Migration Hearings and Action in Geneva

2011-11-24T11:50:00.001-08:00

PRESS ADVISORY November 23, 2011 U.S. Immigrant Rights Leaders Join Delegation to Migration Hearings and Action in Geneva Contact: Monami Maulik, DRUM (347) 385-9113; monami@drumnyc.org Colin Rajah, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; crajah@nnirr.org Queens, NY- Community leaders from DRUM- Desis Rising Up & Moving ( a South Asian low-income immigrant and workers

A Culture of Cruelty

2011-10-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

From our friends at No More Deaths (Tucson, AZ)Imagine this: you have been detained for deportation. You are dehydrated, but are denied adequate water. You are famished, but are given only crackers as the hours stretch into days. Your cell is overcrowded, dirty, and extremely hot. You need your medication, but it has been taken from you. You are separated from your spouse and have no idea where

Action Alert: Tell ICE to keep Buen Pastor families together!

2011-09-28T16:17:00.000-07:00

Join SCSJ & NNIRR Thursday, Sept. 29 -- National Call-in Day for Justice for Buen Pastor Congregation Your help is needed NOW to fight the deportation of 22 members of the Buen Pastor congregation in North Carolina. Last Thursday, 22 members of the Buen Pastor congregation had a

Race & Immigration: 10 Years After Durban

2011-09-21T15:57:00.000-07:00