More struggle needed for a just immigration reform
On April 17, a bipartisan group of eight senators released their proposal for “Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” While there are parts of the proposal that would improve the lives of millions of...
View ArticleMajor May Day march to demand ‘Legalization for all’ planned in LA
Los Angeles, CA – A major immigrant rights march is scheduled for here on May 1. Organized by the Southern California Immigration Coalition, marchers will demand, “Legalization for all.” The march...
View Article10,000 join Chicago May Day march
Chicago, IL - The largest immigrant rights march since 2008 took place here today, May 1. Ringing with the call for "Legalization for all," the mostly Latino crowd took the traditional route from Union...
View ArticleMay Day: Thousands rally for immigrant rights in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI – Thousands attended this year’s May Day celebration here. The May 1 event advanced the demand for immigration reform, including legalization for all undocumented immigrants in the U.S.,...
View ArticleTampa May Day rally demands legalization for all
Tampa, FL – On May 1, a large crowd gathered during a rain storm to demand legalization for all undocumented people and overall genuine immigration reform. May Day, or International Workers' Day,...
View ArticleLA May Day: Thousands of militant marchers demand ‘Legalization for all now!’
Los Angeles, CA - The Southern California Immigration Coalition (SCIC) led a militant political march and rally in the heart of Los Angeles, May 1, with thousands of garment workers, students and a...
View ArticleScab pizza sliced from Milwaukee campus
Milwaukee, WI - The UWM Boycott Coalition for Worker’s Rights at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee declared a major a victory after the university halted sales of Palermo’s Pizza for the remaining...
View ArticleCouncil on American-Islamic Relations to file complaint against judge in...
Washington, DC - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said on May 17 that it plans to file a complaint against a...
View ArticleMay 28-31 week of action to demand legalization for all undocumented immigrants
As the millionaires in the U.S. Congress debate the content of a ‘comprehensive immigration reform’ bill, immigrant rights activists around the country will send a strong message from the streets in a...
View Article‘Release Bertha Hernandez! Stop the deportations!’ - Phoenix, AZ immigrant...
Phoenix, AZ – Thunderous voices of more than 120 people echoed through Phoenix on May 29 as protesters marched to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office, demanding the release of Bertha...
View ArticleProtest at Senator Dianne Feinstein’s office demands, “Legalization for all!”
Los Angeles, CA - On May 29, members and supporters of the Southern California Immigration Coalition (SCIC) held a picket and protest in front of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein’s Los Angeles office....
View ArticleMilwaukee immigrant rights protest targets Wisconsin Senator Johnson
Milwaukee, WI - On May 30, activists from Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES) and Voces de la Frontera organized a rally of 200-plus outside the Federal Court House in downtown Milwaukee. Inside,...
View ArticleBertha Hernandez free after Arizona protest
PHOENIX, AZ – At midnight on May 31, Emilio Hernandez heard a knock on the front door. With the rest of his family sound asleep, he walked to the door and opened it. He couldn’t believe what he saw....
View ArticleTampa protests Florida Senator Marco Rubio
Tampa, FL – Protesters gathered in front of Senator Marco Rubio’s Tampa office May 31 to criticize the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate and to demand,...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Scott stops bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented...
Tallahassee, FL - On June 4, Florida Governor Rick Scott vetoed a bill that would have allowed undocumented youth covered by DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to have driver's licenses....
View ArticleCall-in day June 20 will press U.S. senators and representatives for more...
Los Angeles, CA - As the U.S. Senate has begun debating the immigration reform bill, on June 20 the Legalization for All Network is organizing a national call-in day to demand that senators make the...
View ArticleLegalization For All network on Senate immigration reform bill
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following June 28 statement from Legalization For All (L4A) on immigration reform.On Thursday, June 27th, the U.S. Senate passed an immigration reform bill by...
View ArticleNorth Carolina hunger striker Uriel Alberto fights against his deportation
Charlotte, NC - On July 4, father and head of household Uriel Alberto sat in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement office here to partake in a hunger strike against his scheduled deportation on...
View ArticleUriel Alberto’s ‘Stay of Removal’ approved, deportation postponed
Charlotte, NC – On July 17, the day of Uriel Alberto’s scheduled meeting with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and likely deportation, Alberto received a phone call and was told his order of...
View ArticleImmigrant rights march in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI - More than 200 immigrants and their supporters marched for immigrant rights on Aug. 24. Mexican, Central American and Caribbean groups and families united in Lincoln Park on the...
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