Derechos Humanos invites you to a Community Potluck: In the Shadow of the Wall: A Community Report Back Friday, May 17th 6:30pm Armory Park Community Center 220 S. 5th Avenue Photo by Murphy Woodhouse A new academic study has analyzed the experiences of deportees all along the U.S. Mexico border. Please come to the presentation [Continue]
Action Alert! Demand the Prosecution of the Border Patrol Agent that Murdered Carlos Lamadrid! On March 21, 2011, 19 year-old Carlos Lamadrid was killed by Border Patrol Agent Lucas Tidwell in broad daylight. Despite the fact that Carlos had his back to the agent and was halfway up a ladder at the time, the agent [Continue]
For Immediate Release April 19, 2013 Contact: Derechos Humanos: 520-770-1373 SENATE’S “GANG OF 8” REFORM BILL: ENORMOUS EXPENDITURE FOR WALLS, DRONES, SURVEILLANCE, AGENTS, NATIONAL ID SYSTEM, GUARANTEES FOR BIG BUSINESS, MASS FIRINGS, INCREASES IN DEPORTATIONS AND CRIMINALIZATION, LIMITATIONS ON FAMILY IMMIGRATION, AND VERY LITTLE LEGALIZATION FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES Tucson – After decades of [Continue]
March 4, 2013 Dear friends and supporters, Mil Gracias! We called on you-friends, allies, and our community, and YOU answered. In February, due to our dire financial straits, we wrote to you, letting you know that unless we raised $7,000 by the end of February, we would have to lay off our staff and possibly [Continue]
