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Immigrants Halts Deportation After Challenging Border Patrol Arrest
August 12, 2012
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Immigrant Joaquin Navarro-Hernandez, a member of the "Southern 32," triumphed in a Fridayimmigration court hearing, where he halted attempts to deport him by showing inaccuracies in the government's only proof against him. The hearing was held to question the accuracy of an arrest report issued by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents who detained him after a raid on a day-laborer corner in 2010. Immigration Judge Wayne Stogner pointed at an easel-size enlargement of the report, its alleged inaccuracies marked with blue and yellow Post-It notes by Hernandez's lawyers. "I have no confidence that document is reliable," he said, noting that he considered that conclusion "a very serious matter." -
El Juicio de Joaquin y los 32 del Sur
August 12, 2012
En Agosto 10, 2012, mas de 30 personas con camisetas del Congreso de Jornaleros y Stand with Dignity entraron a la corte de inmigración de Joaquín Navarro Hernández, portando calcomanías que decían “Southern 32 on the right side of history,” o en español, “32 de sur: en el lado correcto de la historia.” Los participantes de la Jornada por la Justicia: Sin Papeles y Sin Miedo fuimos a esa corte para apoyar a Joaquín y a los 32 de Sur, un grupo de personas que son jornaleros y están luchando en contra de su proceso de deportación.
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Jornalero Coming Out of the Shadows Day
August 12, 2012
I left feeling like day laborers in New Orleans and in Tucson and all over the country need to know that we are free. That we need to organize in order to fight back towards abuses and seek help. We are not alone, and it is easier for something bad to happen to us when we are, whether is with the police, immigration or accidents.
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As I left that corner, I asked them if they would come out of the shadows in support, and at least three workers said yes. I look forward to the day when we can have day laborers from all over the country unite and talk about our experiences, a jornalero coming out of the shadows day. -
La Mano de Obra Inmigrante En Las Polleras de Laurel, Mississippi
August 11, 2012
El 11 de Agosto La Jornada por la Justicia: Sin Papeles y Sin Miedo, fue recibida por el Comité Popular de Laurel. Compartimos con ellos y ellas un taller de educación y organización, y ellos compartieron el trabajo que han hecho localmente, asi como los problemas de las polleras que afectan a los trabajadores presentes.Yo tuve la experiencia de trabajar por unos días en una pollera y conocí en carne propia el desgaste la presión y estrés que se vive en este trabajo, ya que se tiene que cumplir con metas que sobrepasan la capacidad humana para garantizar las ganancias de las empresas.
Los y las trabajadoras nos enseñaron como funcionan las polleras y los diferentes trabajos que se hacen dentro de las fabricas: desde el criadero de los pollos, su cuidado, cuando pasan a la procesadora, el colgado, degollado, las zonas calientes , los cortes, la calidad y el empacado para que salga al mercado. Todo se aprovecha - hasta los huesos que son molidos para fabricar harina y concentrado para alimentar a los mismos pollos.
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Coalition of Black and Latina Women, Women from Arizona Visit Sheriff’s Office, Demand Sheriff Stop Submitting to Immigration Hold Requests
August 11, 2012
The delegation is part of Women United for Justice, a group of New Orlean women of all races and backgrounds organizing against over incarceration and deportation on communities, families, and children. They will join an Arizona delegation, part of the ‘No Papers No Fear Ride for Justice,’ a group of undocumented immigrants traveling across the south working for immigrant rights. They will bring the example of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s notorious treatment of undocumented immigrants, and ask Sheriff Marlin Gusman to stand on the right side of history.
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The Undocs on the Bus - Dallas Morning News Editorial
August 10, 2012
Those without papers are often described as living in the shadows, a tired phrase that perhaps survives because it very neatly captures the predicament.
If your life is defined in this manner, you can see the world but the world doesn’t see you, or at least doesn’t see you in all your dimensions. A part of our labor market depends on this arrangement, whether we like it or not.
Years ago, a story on one of these shadowy folk created quite a stir in journalistic circles because the subject was named and photographed in a Page One story, when that term meant more than it does today. But that’s not what made news. The furor erupted when immigration authorities, using the information contained in the article, promptly arrested the subject of the profile and journalists and others angrily debated naming those “in the shadows.”
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La guagua de los 'sin papeles'
August 10, 2012
Vienen con mensajes de libertad, enseñanzas de rebeldía y voces de solidaridad. Vienen en bus, sin papeles y sin miedo.
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Alrededor de 30 indocumentados, entre jóvenes y adultos, comenzaron este 28 de julio un viaje a través del suroeste y el sur del país a bordo del UndocuBus (el indocu-autobus).
Aunque de inicio se había avisado de la participación de tres indocumentados de Georgia, hasta el cierre de esta edición la organización no había confirmado su arribo.
“Estamos tratando de regar el mensaje de que hay que perder el miedo a la policía y a las leyes que nos atacan porque ya estuvo bueno de que nos ataquen y de que nos escondamos”, dijo a MundoHispánico Fernando López, indocumentado de Arizona que será parte del grupo.
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No Papers No Fear Stands Up to New Orleans Sheriff
August 10, 2012
According to the protestors, Gusman’s insistence on holding those suspected of being undocumented until their legal residency status can be determined has resulted in a series of gross violations of individuals’ constitutional rights. In addition, the policy has created a crippling sense of insecurity among New Orleans residents, which has all but broken down the relationship between minority communities and law enforcement officers. The protestors argue that Gusman should follow the example of Washington D.C. and the state of Connecticut, which have already ended these immigrant detentions.
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Rally with Southern 32 at Court Hearing, Call to End ICE Abuse in New Orleans
August 09, 2012
New Orleans, LA – Two years ago, Joaquin Navarro Hernandez was merely standing on the day labor corner when he became the victim of a botched Border Patrol raid<http://m.
Read More »bestofneworleans.com/gambit/ new-orleans-immigration- battles/Content?oid=2049876& issue=2049665>. in the chaos that ensued, Joaquin was pursued several blocks by car and assaulted by a bystander. When a neighbor attempted to report the wrongful mistreatment Joaquin had faced, the New Orleans Police Department instead took custody of Joaquin and turned him over to Border Patrol. Even though Joaquin stood up to expose the misconduct and cover up, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to push for his deportation-- all in an attempt to cover up their own abuse and avoid a potential scandal. -
Solidarity Forever
August 09, 2012
“No papers, no fear” is a very profound expression for all of us. As the history of this monument tells us, and the history of African Americans tells us, we had to stand up against fear, and we had to fight against not having papers. There was a moment in the south where if you didn’t have papers to show that you worked for a plantation, or you did not have 100 dollars in your pocket - back when 100 was like having 1,000 dollars – you could be arrested for vagrancy.
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If you were arrested for that, under the United States constitution, you could be re-enslaved. The constitution says that there should be no involuntary servitude in the country, that means you cannot be a slave, unless you are convicted of a crime. And like this, you can be arrested and they can sell you like a slave under what they would call the ‘Convict Lease System.” So they were able to re-enslave African Americans simply because they did not have papers, or did not have money in their pockets.
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