An aggregation of news articles of interest to our readers. http://www.galleons.org/Joomla 2008-08-28T07:29:27+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/images/M_images/galleons_rss.png text/html 2008-08-03T22:37:30+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/97/2/ 3dQA_bttQgQ from YouTube contributor ImmigrantJustice: Newly available federal data shows a steady increase in the number of immigrants in administrative detention who have signed deportation orders waiving their right to see a judge. The National Immigrant Justice Center, through a Freedom of Information Act request, collected data showing that 94 percent of the 80,844 stipulated orders of removal signed between April 1997 and February 2008 were by immigrants who spoke primarily Spanish, and most had not been charged with a crime. Given our work with this population, the data backs up our longstanding concern that immigrants in detention face language barriers and do not fully comprehend the implications of signing stipulated order of removal forms, said National Immigrant Justice Center Director Mary Meg McCarthy. And while Immigration and Customs Enforcement suggests that increasing numbers of deportations make society... text/html 2008-08-03T11:41:50+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/96/2/ Agency allows immigrants here illegally to avoid raids, prison by turning selves in http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5914689.html (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5914689.html) By Hernan Rozemberg, San Antonio Express-News July 30, 2008, 2:37AM [Editor's Note: we received the press release early today. - tc] Rather than risk getting caught, turn yourselves in. That's the latest government strategy in its ongoing effort to dramatically reduce the nation's ballooning population of illegal immigrants. Scheduled to be unveiled next week, it was announced Sunday by Julie Myers, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in an interview with a Spanish-language television network. Myers told the network that Operation Scheduled Departure will allow illegal immigrants without criminal records a chance to literally self-deport by turning themselves in to her agents. text/html 2008-07-26T23:00:00+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/95/2/ Good afternoon, and thank you for allowing me to respond in writing, as I am presently out of town. As you know, Derechos Humanos, along with 6-7 community groups, called for a protest of Joe Arpaio’s appearance at his book signing at the Barnes and Noble. Because of Maricopa Sheriff’s Arpaio’s outrageous police actions in the communities of Phoenix, as well as his political views surrounding the immigration issues in general, many of us in Tucson have made a promise that we will not allow him to come into our town without him hearing from those of us who stand in support of the thousands of workers and their families who have borne the brunt of his narrow-minded, ignorant policies. That he would come to Tucson to promote a book filled with lies, fear, and ignorant perspectives about... text/html 2008-07-10T04:59:47+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/94/2/ Erik Camayd-Freixas, Ph.D. Florida International University June 13, 2008 On Monday, May 12, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in an operation involving some 900 agents, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) executed a raid of Agriprocessors Inc, the nation's largest kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing plant located in the town of Postville, Iowa. The raid ..officials boasted.. was the largest single-site operation of its kind in American history. At that same hour, 26 federally certified interpreters from all over the country were en route to the small neighboring city of Waterloo, Iowa, having no idea what their mission was about. The investigation had started more than a year earlier. Raid preparations had begun in December. The Clerk's Office of the U.S. District Court had contracted the interpreters a month ahead, but was not at liberty to tell... text/html 2008-07-04T10:31:33+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/93/2/ Baf7nmYaTDw text/html 2008-06-25T14:27:58+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/92/2/ qpiq1nAK4a0 text/html 2008-06-15T20:39:23+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/91/2/ U.S. citizens and permanent residents have been swept up in raids and detentions as fears among Hispanic, other minority communities rise WASHINGTON – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) took to the floor of the Senate to deliver a major speech on immigration raids and detentions. He cited the numerous incidences of American citizens and legal permanent residents of Hispanic or other minority descent getting swept up in raids and the fear this has engendered in minority communities. Senator Menendez, who is the Senate sponsor of legislation to ensure basic medical care for detainees, also announced that he will be introducing legislation to prevent the unlawful detention of American citizens and permanent residents. “The legitimate desire to get control over our borders has too often turned into a witch-hunt against Hispanic Americans and other people of color,” said... text/html 2008-05-04T12:40:35+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/90/2/ from the BBC: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7380473.stm) By Emilio San Pedro BBC News, Washington In 2006, as a debate over immigration reform was raging in the US, the country's Latino voters played a major role in helping the Democratic Party regain control of the US Congress. And, in recent months, Latinos have also played a pivotal role in helping the Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton stay in the race against her rival Barack Obama, contributing to her impressive victory in California on Super Tuesday and playing a major role in her victory a month later in Texas. In both cases, Latinos voted in much higher numbers than expected in the Democratic primaries, with two-thirds of them voting for Mrs Clinton. text/html 2007-02-18T03:07:16+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/16/ Sources: Joel Rios; John Philip Wyllie (La Prensa (http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/may09-03/pilot.htm)): In 1942 the Mexican petroleum ship, El Potrero del Llano (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrero_del_Llano), was sunk off the coast of Florida. It was attacked and sunk by a German submarine, (U-boat type). In response to this aggression, Mexico requested an explanation from Germany...9 days later they got it. German submarines sank another Mexican petroleum ship, El Faja de Oro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faja_de_Oro), (The Golden Belt). On the 28th of May, 1942 Mexico declared war on Germany and the Axis Forces. German submarines continued with their assault sinking 2 more Mexican ships, the Tuxpon and the Chiapas, bringing the total to 4 sunken ships. Initially, Mexico offered up 50,000 Army troops to assist against the Nazi front line, but the U.S refused this offer, replacing... text/html 2008-03-21T07:46:31+01:00 http://www.galleons.org/Joomla http://www.galleons.org/Joomla/content/view/88/2/ Dear Board and friends, I want to alert you to this horrible story that involves a detained immigrant who was victimized by ICE's cruel detention practices. We will send a letter to Julie Myers out of the National office. I urge that the Farwest/CA councils do the same. ABC News (http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=4474740 page=1) Judge: Alleged Treatment of Immigrant 'Beyond Cruel' Immigrant Detainee Died of Cancer After Delay in Getting Treatment Approved By SCOTT MICHELS March 19, 2008- For nearly 11 months, Francisco Castaneda asked officials at the immigration detention center where he was being held to treat a lesion he worried might be cancerous. Though several doctors repeatedly said Castaneda urgently needed a biopsy, government officials allegedly refused to authorize one, calling it an elective procedure, according to court records ...