February Call and Webinar Opportunities

January 31, 2012

There are 3 exciting calls/webinars happening in February to learn more about immigration policies in the U.S. and how communities can advocate for those who live in constant fear from prejudice and possible separation from family.

Join any and all in the coming two weeks!

  1. February 2- Webinar for Immigration Advocacy: The Only Secure Community is the Beloved Community
  2. February 6 – National Faith and Immigration Monthly Call and Optional Webinar
  3. February 9 – Stop Deportations and Keep Families Together

For full descriptions and call in/registration instructions, click here.

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January 9: National Faith and Immigration Webinar

January 5, 2012
  • Monday, January 9, 2012, 3:30pm Eastern Time
  • RSVP here.

Please join the Interfaith Immigration Coalition on January 9th for the National Faith and Immigration Webinar on Secure Communities.

The webinar will provide concrete tools to launch a community campaign to demand your city or state to stop turning people over to ICE and to halt unjust deportations.

Lines will be limited, so register today!

  • Monday, January 9, 2012, 3:30pm Eastern Time
  • RSVP here.
See the full action alert announcement here.

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Feds moving to dismiss some deportation cases

August 26, 2010

From the Houston Chronicle:

Attorney Elizabeth Mendoza Macias, who has practiced in Houston for 17 years, said she had cases for several clients dismissed during the past month and eventually called DHS to find out what was going on. She said she was told by a DHS trial attorney that 2,500 cases were under review in Houston.

“I had five (dismissed) in one week, and two more that I just received,” Mendoza said. “And I am expecting many more, many more, in the next month.”

Her clients, all previously charged with being in the country illegally, included:

An El Salvadoran man married to a U.S. citizen who has two U.S.-born children. The client had a pending asylum case in the court system, but the case was not particularly strong. Now that his case is terminated, he will be eligible to obtain permanent residency through his wife, Mendoza said.

A woman from Cameroon, who was in removal proceedings after being caught by the U.S. Border Patrol, had her case terminated by the government. She meets the criteria of a trafficking victim, Mendoza said, and can now apply for a visa.

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