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Saint Paul, MN – Mientras el gobernador y legisladores de Minnesota continúan reuniéndose a puertas cerradas y con una sesión especial aún inminente, más de 50 personas del movimiento de derechos de inmigrante volvieron para protestar en la oficina del gobernador Tim Walz en el capitolio estatal el 2 de junio. Esto viene aproximadamente una semana después de una acción semejante. El mitin fue otra movilización en respuesta a que el gobernador Walz y dirigentes legislativos anunciaron su intención de aprobar un presupuesto que les quitaría el acceso a la atención médica a adultos indocumentados en el estado. Desde su… […]
Los Angeles, CA – On the morning of Tuesday, June 3, the Community Self Defense Coalition was alerted that there might be U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence at Mariachi Plaza. Two members of Centro CSO were able to confirm eight agents resembling the fatigue attire of Homeland Security patrolling the upstairs and downstairs of the METRO line at Mariachi Plaza. After confirming, CSO immediately released a call to all available community members and CSO members to rush to Mariachi Plaza for an emergency protest. About a dozen people arrived at Mariachi Plaza shortly after the agents left the… […]
Santa Ana, CA – On June 3, nine Community Service Organization Orange County (CSO OC) members and supporters delivered public comments at Santa Ana’s city council meeting to demand justice for Noe Rodriguez. The attendees included two members of Noe Rodriguez’s family, including Erika Armenta, Rodriguez’s wife and mother of his two daughters, and Rodriguez’s sister. Many attending wore shirts designed by Armenta that included portraits of Rodriguez, and all held signs that displayed his killers – Officers Luis Casillas and Isaac Ibarra. First to speak was Rain Mendoza, member of CSO OC, who stated, “Firstly, I wanted to address… […]
“It is Marcos, Brawner, and Gilbert Teodoro’s fault why the Philippines is considered a ‘U.S. proxy’ in the ASEAN region,” Marco Valbuena, chief information officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines said. “They act as U.S. puppets, beg for arms and aid from its government, and serve as the number one implementors of the U.S. policy in the region.” Despite General Romeo Brawner’s repeated denials, he cannot deny that he is a “proxy general” of a “proxy army” currently used by the U.S. to instigate war against China. “General Brawner and Secretary Teodoro’s reasons that they are not proxies… […]
Santa Ana, CA – On June 1, about 25 Santa Ana residents, family members and organizers gathered to honor Noe Rogriguez’s life and demand justice. The vigil, six months from the date of his death, took place in front of Casa Linda Furniture in downtown Santa Ana, just feet away from where Officers Luis Casillas and Isaac Ibarra killed Rodriguez. A table with two bouquets of white flowers, 20 candles and illustrations by Rodriguez’s two daughters marked the site of his death for the community of Santa Ana to see. Several attendees wore white shirts decorated with photographs of Noe… […]
Santa Ana, CA – On Friday, May 30, chants of “ICE out of Santa Ana!” were heard on the corner of Dyer and Hotel Terrace, where about 20 community members gathered to protest the recent ICE detainments of immigrants attending their hearings at the nearby courthouse. ICE presence inside courts is an anti-immigrant measure stemming from the Executive Office for Immigration Review Director Sirce E. Owen, appointed by the Trump administration. In a new policy that took effect January 28, she signed off on the Cancellation Of Operating Policies And Procedures Memorandum which allows ICE agents to apprehend, arrest, interview… […]