ACTION ALERT: Help Us Stop Trump’s Mass Deportation Force!!
Congress is wrapping up negotiations on a funding bill that needs to be passed by this Friday, April 28, 2017. We are deeply concerned that this might include funding for new Border Patrol or ICE agents, new detention beds and new border barriers.
Reach out to your Senators and urge them to do the right thing!!
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Why Caution is Needed Before Hiring Additional Border Patrol Agents and ICE Officers
By Josiah McC. Heyman, Ph.D
The last time the Border Patrol received a large infusion of money to hire thousands of new agents, cases of corruption and misconduct spiked in the agency. New hires were not sufficiently vetted, novice agents were not adequately supervised, and agents who abused their authority acted with impunity.
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Q&A with Juanita Molina of Border Action Network in Arizona
By Jesus Daniel Mendez Carbajal
One of the best things about joining the Caravan Against Fear is that you get to travel through the entire southern border and get to know the people and places that make this a special place. So far, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with local Arizona community members and organizations in Phoenix, Tucson and Nogales. In each city we’ve had the opportunity to share time, stories and food. These locations were chosen because of their close proximity and relationship to the border. The schedule of activities for Tucson and Nogales were both largely organized by Juanita Molina, the Executive Director of Border Action Network, and a member of the Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC).
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Why I Joined The Caravan Against Fear
By Jesus Daniel Mendez Carbajal
My name is Jesus Daniel Mendez Carbajal. I was born in Guerrero, Mexico, I am 24 years old and I am a DACA recipient. I am one of several Human Rights Organizers with Alliance San Diego, and I decided to join the Caravan Against Fear as it makes its way through the Southern Border of the United States.
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"If I'm talking to you right now" - Trump's Budget
Trump’s plan to spend billions on a border wall, thousands of new ICE agents, more detention centers, and tougher prosecutions will not make our communities safer. It will instill fear in and cause harm to families.
We teamed up with the National Immigration Law Center to create this video about the potential impact of Trump’s budget. Check it out to learn how you can help stop this budget.
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Southern Arizona Statement on Community Security
In response to the Border Security Expo, Southern Arizona border groups released the following statement.
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Jog near border fence ends with dueling lawsuits between former Navy SEAL, Border Patrol agent
By Kristina Davis
On an August afternoon in 2014, Alton Jones decided to leave his wife and 6-year-old son behind to play on the sand at Border Field State Park to go for a quick jog near the fence dividing the U.S. and Mexico.
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Discussion on Border Wall with D.C. & Local Leaders
A group of local leader just returned from Washington D.C. having discussions with lawmakers on the local border wall. Find out more about the meetings as National City Chief Manuel Rodriguez shares the discussions and their awareness of being a border town.
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Embattled Borderlands
How would a border wall affect wildlife in the southern border region?
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Border Patrol shoots man at Las Cruces checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents shot a man after he opened fire at agents Sunday night at a Las Cruces Immigration Checkpoint on Interstate-25.
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