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Sign the petition to revoke 287(g)!
287(g) empowers local law enforcement to act as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in carrying out federal immigration policy at the local level. Local police officers check document status of witnesses, victims, and alleged violators. Those found to be undocumented are subject to deportation. 287(g) makes communit… Read More
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Sign Petition 10 months left Petition: Revoke 287(g)
GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP INC Petition
Revoke 287(g)
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About this Petition:
Since its inception, the 287(g) program has drawn sharp criticism from federal officials, law enforcement, and local community groups. The program has resulted in the widespread use of pretextual traffic stops, racially motivated questioning, and unconstitutional searches and seizures primarily in communities of color. The Police Foundation, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Major Cities Chiefs Association have expressed concerns that deputizing local law enforcement officers to enforce civil federal immigration law undermines their core public safety mission, diverts scarce resources, increases their exposure to liability and litigation, and exacerbates fear in communities.
The 287(g) program has worked counter to community policing goals by eroding the trust and cooperation of immigrant communities and diverted already scarce law enforcement resources. In Harris County, seven of every eight residents screened by the 287(g) program have had misdemeanor charges only in the program’s first year of operation. With the Harris County Jail under federal investigation, now is not the time to be expending resources on a program that increases distrust between the Sheriff’s office and the immigrant community.
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This is one of the reasons that we need real, genuine immigration reform that is humane and just. I am sick of the Far Right wasting our tax dollars by trying to wall off our borders and detain people who are just looking for a decent life and a way to feed their families.
As an activist to my core for social justice, this cause is one that I thought deserved my attention. It was sent to me by my new FB friend, David Sonneborn and I thank him.
Updated: The cause has reached 6,000 members.
rebecca guzman about 1 month ago
Donated $25.
Vigil to Close "Tent City" Detention Center in Raymondville, Texas
Friday, October 16th, 5:00-7:00pm
The Willacy County Detention Center in Raymondville is the nation's largest and one of its most notorious immigrant detention centers. The prison holds 3,000 immigrant detainees, including 2,000 people in a series of Kevlar tents, earning the facility the designation "Tent City." The facility has been racked by a series of allegations of horrendous conditions and abuse, including alleged sexual assaults on female detainees by guards, reports of detainees being fed rotten and inadequate food, and poor access to medical and mental health care. The facility is operated by private prison corporation Management and Training Corporation. Raymondville is the seat of Willacy County which borders Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico and is the 12th poorest county in the US.
Ok, I joined the cause but I still don't understand where do I sign? or did I just had to join?
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