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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… […]
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) on June 3 federal operation in Minneapolis at Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue. On Tuesday June 3, at around 10:30am, the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) received reports of possible ICE presence and possible immigration enforcement activity at the intersection of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in south Minneapolis. Our members arrived at the scene quickly to observe and assess the threat level of the activity. MIRAC members were able to verify that more than 40 officers were present as part of… […]
Saint Paul, MN – As the Minnesota governor and legislators continue to meet behind closed doors and with a special session still looming, more than 50 people from the immigrant rights movement returned to protest Governor Tim Walz’s office in the State Capitol on June 2. This comes about a week after a similar action. The protest was another mobilization in response to Governor Walz and legislative leaders announcing that they intend to pass a budget that takes away access to healthcare from undocumented adults in the state. Since his vice-presidential run, Governor Walz has positioned himself as a champion… […]