Erica
Source: La Jornada
Date: 6/26/09
women, children and Indigenous people- all who do not have previous migration experience, without networks, and are more likely to fall victims of human trafficker and are more likely to suffer acts of violence - are increasing in population in terms of immigrating.
"Hoy uno de cada cinco migrantes es una mujer, y cada vez es más frecuente la presencia de menores de edad viajando solos". = "Today 1 in every 5 immigrants is a women, and each time it is more frequent the presence of a a minor traveling by themselves."
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Sunday, June 28, 2009
Organized Crime and enforcement authorities commit the majority of immigrant kidnappings in the border
Erica
date: 6-27-09
Source: NotiMex
The President of the "Comisión de Equidad y Género de la Cámara de Diputados", Maricela Contreras, announced that the organized crime (kidnappers) and authorities commit the majority of immigrant kidnappings in border zones.
out of 9,758 kidnaps that are documented, 9,194 was committed by organized crimes and enforcement authorities
In the aggressions committed against immigrants include: extorsion, theft, kidnapping, illegal search and seizures, beatings, presucutions, being thrown from a moving tain, sexual assualt towards women, rape, threats, psychological pressures, murder, etc.
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date: 6-27-09
Source: NotiMex
The President of the "Comisión de Equidad y Género de la Cámara de Diputados", Maricela Contreras, announced that the organized crime (kidnappers) and authorities commit the majority of immigrant kidnappings in border zones.
out of 9,758 kidnaps that are documented, 9,194 was committed by organized crimes and enforcement authorities
In the aggressions committed against immigrants include: extorsion, theft, kidnapping, illegal search and seizures, beatings, presucutions, being thrown from a moving tain, sexual assualt towards women, rape, threats, psychological pressures, murder, etc.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
U.S. immigration officials sued for abusing civil rights
Posted by Dihui Zhu
LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Civil rights groups announced on Thursday they have sued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in federal district court for detaining immigrants in egregious and unsanitary conditions in Los Angeles.
The lawsuit filed on April 1 said detainees at the Los Angeles facility have no soap, drinking water, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sanitary napkins, changes of clothing or showers.
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LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Civil rights groups announced on Thursday they have sued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in federal district court for detaining immigrants in egregious and unsanitary conditions in Los Angeles.
The lawsuit filed on April 1 said detainees at the Los Angeles facility have no soap, drinking water, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sanitary napkins, changes of clothing or showers.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
U.S. immigration reform more hopeful as immigrant rights groups press hard
posted by Dihui Zhu
LOS ANGELES, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Immigrant rights groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for a unity immigration conference to press the Obama administration for a comprehensive immigration reform.
They urged the government to provide a path to legalization for the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and make it easier for family members to come to the U.S. for family reunion.
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LOS ANGELES, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Immigrant rights groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for a unity immigration conference to press the Obama administration for a comprehensive immigration reform.
They urged the government to provide a path to legalization for the 12 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. and make it easier for family members to come to the U.S. for family reunion.
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Hundreds demonstrate in Los Angeles for U.S. immigration reform
Posted by Dihui Zhu
LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people demonstrated Monday in Los Angeles as part of a nationwide campaign to push for U.S. legislation to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants.
Carrying signs that read "Economic Recovery Includes Immigration Reform," the demonstrators marched from the Our Lady Queen of Angels church to City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, where they held a rally calling for an immigration reform that they said would benefit all citizens.
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LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people demonstrated Monday in Los Angeles as part of a nationwide campaign to push for U.S. legislation to legalize millions of undocumented immigrants.
Carrying signs that read "Economic Recovery Includes Immigration Reform," the demonstrators marched from the Our Lady Queen of Angels church to City Hall in downtown Los Angeles, where they held a rally calling for an immigration reform that they said would benefit all citizens.
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Aplican programa Paisano de Verano; esperan a 87 mil mexicanos
Mexico had implemented "Programa Paisano de Verano" (summer paisano program), from June 26th through August 31st.This program has the finality to protect the immigrant's rights through their vacation time in Mexico. In this year Mexico estimates about 87 thousand Mexican immigrants will return to Mexico to spent their summer vacations with their families.
Maria Coca
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Tratantes plagian a mujeres migrantes
| In Tabasco (Mexican state) Immigrant women from Central America are at risk of kidnap when they attempt to cross the Mexican border with the U.S. Efrain Rodriguez Leon from the Human Resources Committee states the reason of these kidnaps is to claim rescue to the families of these women already living in the U.S. in most of the cases. Maria Coca click her |
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