Category: Press Releases
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Hunger Strikers at the Mesa Verde Detention Center in Bakersfield CA Demand Action from Gavin Newsom & Javier Becerra
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Statement: The Power of #IllegalTwitter
[vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vcex_heading text=”by CIYJA STAFF” style=”bottom-border-w-color” tag=”h2″ italic=”true” text_align=”right” font_family=”Crimson Text” font_weight=”normal” text_transform=”none” color=”rgba(9,30,20,0.55)” css=”.vc_custom_1539289509003{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}” font_size=”14″ inner_bottom_border_color=”#777777″][vcex_heading text=”JUNE 14, 2019″ tag=”h2″ text_align=”right” font_family=”Crimson Text” font_weight=”normal” text_transform=”capitalize” color=”rgba(9,30,20,0.55)” css=”.vc_custom_1539289521335{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}” font_size=”14″][vcex_spacing size=”15px”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” font_family=”Crimson Text” css=”.vc_custom_1540929993941{padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}” font_size=”d:16|tl:16|tp:16|pl:16|pp:16″][dropcap]O[/dropcap]n June 9th, Valeria Suarez–an undocumented and queer organizer–was…
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Statement: Free All Detained at Adelanto Now That Shady Deal is Terminated
Press Statement For Immediate Release: March 28, 2019 Contact: Dianey Murillo, dmurillo@06d.b80.myftpupload.com, 951-742-1848 Jose Servin, jservin@06d.b80.myftpupload.com, 714-728-2520 RIVERSIDE — The California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance today released the following statement in response to the announcement by the city council of Adelanto on the termination of the agreement between them and ICE to detain immigrants for…
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Immigrant Youth Call on ICE and Orange County Sheriff to Release All Detainees Due to End of ICE Contract
Press Statement For Immediate Release: March 27, 2019 Contact: Jose Servin, jservin@06d.b80.myftpupload.com, 714-728-2520 Juan Prieto, jprieto@06d.b80.myftpupload.com, 510-414-0953 SANTA ANA — The California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance today released the following statement following the announcement by Orange County Sheriff Donald Barnes on the end of the agreement between Orange County Jail’s and ICE to…
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Statement: Immigration Advocates: ICE, GEO Mesa Verde Contract Raises Transparency and Accountability Concerns
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Immigration advocates in California are deeply alarmed over the legality of a newly announced $19 million contract between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the GEO Group, Inc. to continue the operations of the Mesa Verde Detention Facility in Bakersfield, California. Following the City of McFarland’s decision to end its contract with ICE, which had…
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Statement From the UndocuHealth Leaders Immigrant Coalition
For immediate release: May 14, 2018 Contact: Sandy Valenciano, svalenciano@06d.b80.myftpupload.com | (510) 285-6965 Healthcare Access is a Necessity for the Undocumented Community The following statement is in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s May Revision of the State Budget and its effect on healthcare for immigrants. It is issued by the UndocuHealth Leaders Coalition which…
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CIYJA’s Statement on the Honduran Caravan
En Español Abajo California – We are in complete solidarity with the Viacrucis Migrante 2018, the Honduran refugee caravan making its way through Mexico seeking political asylum both in Mexico and the United States. As displaced people, we understand the life threatening conditions that force many to migrate away from the place they…
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Press Release: Kern County “Coming Out of The Shadows”
This evening, a group of immigrant youth under the name Kern County Promotoras will be organizing a “Coming Out of the Shadows” event aimed at highlighting immigrant stories and experiences to expose the injustices against immigrant communities in Kern County.