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Tag: North America

North America

Rhode Island: 42 arrested in ICE “fugitve” raid

On June 11 and 12, ICE agents from the Rhode Island Fugitive Operations Team arrested 42 immigrants from Brazil, Guatemala and Mexico in the areas of Newport and Middletown, Rhode Island. Half of those arrested—21 people—were identified by ICE as… Read moreRhode Island: 42 arrested in ICE “fugitve” raid

North America

Test-case busts in Arizona anti-immigrant measure

On June 10, sheriff’s deputies in Maricopa County, Ariz., raided two water parks in the Phoenix area and arrested nine workers on charges of suspicion of identity theft and using forged documents to obtain employment. The raid followed a four-month… Read moreTest-case busts in Arizona anti-immigrant measure

North America

“No match” firings at California farm

On June 9, Sun Valley Floral Farms in northern California’s Humboldt County fired 283 employees after a letter from ICE informed the company that the workers are not eligible to work in the US because their Social Security numbers do… Read more“No match” firings at California farm

North America

ICE arrests California farmworkers

On June 4, ICE agents executed a federal search warrant at the business office of Boss 4 Packing in Heber, California, a locally-owned company that provides contract workers to farms in southern California’s Imperial Valley. The search warrant remains under… Read moreICE arrests California farmworkers

North America

ICE deportation flight to Albania, Nigeria

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 77 Nigerians and six Albanians on a flight that left Niagara Falls International Airport in upstate New York on June 4 headed for Albania and Nigeria. The immigrants removed on the flight had… Read moreICE deportation flight to Albania, Nigeria

North America

Indian workers end DC hunger strike

On June 11, Indian workers who say they were forced into involuntary servitude under the H-2B visa program rallied in front of the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters in Washington to demand that they be allowed to remain in the… Read moreIndian workers end DC hunger strike

North America

“Ecoterrorist” Briana Waters gets six years

In a brief Associated Press account of the sentencing of supposed ELF operative Briana Waters, the New York Times June 20 uncritically uses the loaded term “ecoterrorist” in the headline. If you actually read the blurb, it turns out she… Read more“Ecoterrorist” Briana Waters gets six years

North America

US revives grand jury probe of Puerto Rican independence activists

The US government is continuing its efforts to have Puerto Ricans testify before a federal grand jury on the independence movement. A summons was served on Tania Frontera, a graphic artist living in New York City, to appear before a… Read moreUS revives grand jury probe of Puerto Rican independence activists

North America

US appeals court rules for women fleeing genital mutilation

The US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City June 11 ruled that three Guinean women claiming to be victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) should not be deported. The court found that immigration judges and the appellate… Read moreUS appeals court rules for women fleeing genital mutilation

North America

1,800 arrested in ICE “fugitive” sweeps

On June 2, ICE announced that its eight fugitive operations teams in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area had arrested a total of 491 immigrants during a month-long operation in May. Out of the total 491 people arrested, 347 were… Read more1,800 arrested in ICE “fugitive” sweeps

North America

Community in fear following Iowa meat plant raid

On May 12, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out its largest ever mass arrest at a single worksite, seizing 389 of the 970 employees at the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa. ICE took the workers, most of… Read moreCommunity in fear following Iowa meat plant raid

North America

Witness Against Torture defendants “represent” Gitmo detainees

From Witness Against Torture, May 20: Guantánamo Detainess To Get Their Day in Court Witness Against Torture Activists to “Represent” Detainees in Trial, May 27 WASHINGTON, DC – Detainees at the U.S. Military Prison in Guantánamo will finally get their… Read moreWitness Against Torture defendants “represent” Gitmo detainees

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