Upon leaving San Quentin State Prison this morning after serving a 22-year sentence, Tith Ton was immediately detained by a private security firm contracted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He was taken to the ICE office in San Francisco and will be headed to the Yuba County Jail, said Anoop Prasad, an attorney with the… Continue reading A Cambodian American was paroled after 22 years in prison. He’s now been detained by ICE
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CA Wildfire Help for Immigrants (Ayuda Para Inmigrantes Durante Los Incendios Forestales en California)
Amid the devastation of the 2019 wildfires across California, here are some resources for immigrants: En medio de la devastación de los incendios forestales de 2019 en California, aquí hay algunos recursos para inmigrantes: CA Immigrant Guide: https://immigrantguide.ca.gov/en/DisasterRelief/Undocufund: https://undocufund.org/805 Undocufund: https://805undocufund.org/Latino Community Foundation: https://latinocf.org/norcal-wildfire-relief-fund/Nuestra Comunidad: https://nc707.org/ Corazon Healdsburg: https://www.corazonhealdsburg.org/
This asylum seeker was shot in the head. Ice jailed him and gave him ibuprofen
Rolando, an indigenous man who survived a shooting and torture in Guatemala, was suffering blinding headaches when he arrived in the U.S. Some days, Rolando would bleed out of his eyes, ears and nose. Other days, he’d lie on the floor, dizzy or barely conscious. But every time the jailed Guatemalan asylum seeker sought help… Continue reading This asylum seeker was shot in the head. Ice jailed him and gave him ibuprofen
Are Immigrants Being Abused in Our Own Backyard? This Jail Needs Real Transparency
Little to no contact with loved ones. Lack of access to basic health care. Barriers to adequate legal counsel. Lockdowns that last up to 22 hours a day. These are just some of the reported abuses that jeopardize the fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, and brothers and sisters who have been taken from their… Continue reading Are Immigrants Being Abused in Our Own Backyard? This Jail Needs Real Transparency
Dreamer detained: As friends and colleagues wonder what will happen to Miguel Gonzalez-Miranda, the Yuba County jail’s ICE contract comes under fire
It used to seem like Miguel Gonzalez-Miranda was everywhere. The multi-talented artist, musician and dancer volunteered for so many activities through the Los Rios Community College system that one could wonder if he had an identical twin. He helped host art exhibitions at the James Kaneko Gallery; he set up the digital printing equipment at… Continue reading Dreamer detained: As friends and colleagues wonder what will happen to Miguel Gonzalez-Miranda, the Yuba County jail’s ICE contract comes under fire
Immigrant detainees end hunger strike after being moved to Yuba County jail ‘dungeon’
After the strike began, all detainees refusing meals were moved to H pod, a separate branch of the facility that one Yuba County grand jury report called a “dungeon.” Read the whole story by The Sacramento Bee here.
Immigrant detainees begin hunger strike in Yuba County jail for improved conditions
At least 16 people detained by federal immigration authorities in the Yuba County jail have refused food for four days in the facility’s third hunger strike in 10 months. The immigration detainees, who are mixed in with other inmates at the Marysville jail, are demanding newer facilities, better medical attention, and follow-through on promises to… Continue reading Immigrant detainees begin hunger strike in Yuba County jail for improved conditions
Supporting Hunger Strikers at Yuba County Jail
On July 3, Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform (CIDR) and allies, including the Sacramento Immigration Coalition, held a press conference to lift the voices of immigrants in detention at Yuba County Jail who are on a hunger strike. Participants read two letters from people detained there about the awful conditions and why a hunger strike… Continue reading Supporting Hunger Strikers at Yuba County Jail
June 22: Not One More Detention. Not One More Deportation.
On June 22, Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform (CIDR) and allies, including former WWII Japanese American concentration camp incarcerees, Florin & Sacramento JACL, Amnesty International SAC and the Sacramento Immigration Coalition, spoke up against detention of immigrants. We read a letter from a detainee and heard from a detainee's family. Attendees wrote notes to immigrants who are… Continue reading June 22: Not One More Detention. Not One More Deportation.
After Trump Call for More Deportations, Immigrant Detention Reform Group Holds News Briefing at Yuba County Jail
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Saturday, June 22, 2019 CONTACT: Kalin Kipling-Mojaddedi, 916-441-6269, kkipling@cair.com; Rhonda Rios Kravitz, rhondarioskravitz@gmail.com, 916-712-7169. SATURDAY: After Trump Call for More Deportations, Immigrant Detention Reform Group Holds News Briefing at Yuba County Jail Loved ones of immigrants detained at Yuba County Jail are among the speakers (MARYSVILLE, CA) – In response to… Continue reading After Trump Call for More Deportations, Immigrant Detention Reform Group Holds News Briefing at Yuba County Jail
Campaign for Immigrant Detention Reform 