Activists trying to stop detention of undocumented immigrants at the Santa Ana Jail had started a hunger strike on Monday. By Thursday, they ended it.
Tag: deportations
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
Lost in the Deportation Labryinth
The day Marisa’s 14-year-old son was taken into custody from Orange County’s juvenile hall by immigration authorities in the summer of 2012, she set about trying to get answers.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Top Stories
A Mother’s Hard Lessons Learned
A mother says that if she’d had a better understanding of her son’s juvenile justice proceedings, the information would have guided her decisions in court in the spring of 2012 when he was found delinquent for carrying a weapon – a pocket knife – on school grounds.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana City Council Moves Toward Call to End Deportations
Meanwhile, many immigration activists say local officials’ first priority should instead be ending their own participation in deportations.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Top Stories
UCI Report: Orange County Leads California in Child Deportation
Activists confront officials regarding new university study showing that OC accounts for 43 percent of the state’s deportations of children.
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A Fight for Asylum Raises Awareness for LGBT Detainees
The asylum plea by an HIV-positive transgender individual is providing a rare glimpse into the complexities of deportation cases and the harsh realities facing federal immigration detainees.
