Waukegan: "immigrant rights groups" protest arrests of gang members
Posted Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 8:55 am
From this we see the latest example of just how far "immigrant rights groups" are willing to go:
Immigrant rights groups are holding a 24-hour prayer vigil to protest the arrests of 58 Mexican nationals.Possible-but-questionable mitigating circumstances are offered by Ryan Pagelow of the Suburban Chicago News in "Caught in gangbanger deportation sweep":
A crowd gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office Thursday night in Waukegan. Some at the vigil are questioning why people who have already been through the legal system were targeted.
ICE agents arrested 58 Mexican nationals with alleged ties to violent street gangs in the northern and northwest suburbs this week in the largest local dragnet targeting foreign-born street gang members.
Relatives of some of the legal permanent residents swept up in the immigration crackdown focusing on gang members this week said their relatives are no longer involved in gangs, although a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said only individuals who pose a threat to public safety are being arrested in "Operation Gangs Away."The only one of the organizations mentioned is Casa Mexiquense of Waukegan, which was discussed in this 2004 article:
"People are beginning to open their eyes," said Carlos Sanchez, who is working with Casa Mexiquense to mobilize naturalized citizens in Waukegan.From July of this year, here's a picture of their Margaret Carrasco meeting with Emma Lozano to oppose Waukegan trying to establish a 287g program. They also distributed a brochure similar to the one put out by another CASA; whether it's the same or derived from that isn't known.
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Tanstaafl (not verified)
Fri, 08/31/2007 - 19:58
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HS 12121 admin@upolitix.com 2007-08-31T21:58:13-05:00
Obviously if you favor the invasion you favor its soldiers.
Fred Dawes (not verified)
Sat, 09/01/2007 - 01:00
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HS 12122 dawes57@cox.net 2007-09-01T03:00:18-05:00
yes tanstaaf1 is dead on with that line, the political/race population must keep its troops fight us, sad fact is people still don't understand how evil this Invasion is. And sad to say i undestand why bin laden hates us so much this nation is made up of total fools.