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Press Release Archive
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US Deportation Law Violates Human Rights |
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Wednesday, 04 August 2010 18:15 |
An International Organ of the OAS Finds that US Deportation Policy Violates Human Rights of Children and Families
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, an autonomous organ of the Organization of American States, made public on August 02, 2010, its groundbreaking decision in the case Wayne Smith and Hugo Armendariz et al, v. United States. The Commission found that U.S. deportation policy violates fundamental human rights because
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Read more... [US Deportation Law Violates Human Rights]
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Comment on Partial Injunction of S.B. 1070 |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:45 |
No More Deaths is disappointed by Judge Susan Bolton's ruling. We maintained from the very beginning that aspects of S.B. 1070 are unconstitutional, so we are not surprised at the judge's decision. However, Judge Bolton allowed to stand a provision that makes it a crime to "harbor" or "transport" an undocumented immigrant—a provision we believe is targeted primarily at mixed-status families, for it will now be a crime for a U.S. citizen to live with a loved one who is undocumented, or to drive them to work, to school, to a hospital or even to an immigration office to deal with their status.
Although restricting the circumstances under which state and local police can inquire about immigration status, the judge allowed for a provision that mandates that all law enforcement jurisdictions in the state check and report those they arrest to immigration authorities.
Finally, the judge has allowed to stand the provision that allows any individual to sue any jurisdiction that they feel is not fully enforcing the law. This will lead to frivolous lawsuits at a time when the state is already in the midst of a historic fiscal and economic crisis.
We believe that this ruling, and the federal government's lawsuit against S.B. 1070, are too little, too late. The federal government established the precedent for S.B. 1070 with programs like 287(g) and "Secure Communities"; they can still block this law by ending these programs and refusing to cooperate with the State of Arizona with the implementation of S.B. 1070. We will continue to protest against this law on July 29th, and to urge that businesses, municipalities, churches and other institutions declare non-compliance with S.B. 1070 and all other laws that provoke discrimination and division within our communities. |
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No More Deaths Welcomes Department of Justice Lawsuit, Calls for Overhaul of Immigration Management and Moratorium on Raids and Removals |
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 09:50 |
No More Deaths welcomes today's announcement that the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against SB 1070, the most extreme among recent discriminatory measures passed by the Arizona legislature. In addition to preempting the federal government's sole jurisdiction over immigration enforcement, the implementation of SB 1070 is predicated on racial profiling; it promotes distrust between local communities and law enforcement; and it fails to uphold basic principles of fairness and equality.
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Read more... [No More Deaths Welcomes Department of Justice Lawsuit, Calls for Overhaul of Immigration Management and Moratorium on Raids and Removals]
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No More Deaths Condemns Recent Murders by United States Border Patrol, Calls for Moratorium on Detention and Removal |
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010 17:19 |
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No More Deaths is an organization whose mission is to end death and suffering on the U.S./Mexico border. It is with this end in mind that No More Deaths publicly denounces the two consecutive murders in the past two weeks of unarmed individuals on the U.S.–Mexico border.
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Read more... [No More Deaths Condemns Recent Murders by United States Border Patrol, Calls for Moratorium on Detention and Removal]
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No More Deaths Volunteers Discover, Help Recover Body of Unauthorized Migrant |
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Friday, 12 February 2010 09:42 |
Tucson, AZ—Several volunteers with the humanitarian organization No More Deaths encountered the body of a deceased migrant approximately 2 miles east of Ruby, AZ on Tuesday, February 9.
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Read more... [No More Deaths Volunteers Discover, Help Recover Body of Unauthorized Migrant]
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Federal Judge Threatens NMD Volunteer with 25 Days Imprisonment |
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Friday, 04 December 2009 21:53 |
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At a hearing on Friday, December 4, No More Deaths volunteer Walt Staton was threatened with 25 days imprisonment for leaving clean drinking water along known migrant trails in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR). Federal Magistrate Jennifer Guerin denied Mr. Staton’s motion to modify or suspend his sentence pending appeal, and scheduled a probation violation hearing for December 21st.
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Read more... [Federal Judge Threatens NMD Volunteer with 25 Days Imprisonment]
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13 Humanitarians to Be Arraigned on “Littering” Charges |
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Monday, 31 August 2009 20:27 |
Tucson, AZ: On Wednesday, September 2, 13 volunteers from the humanitarian groups No More Deaths and Samaritans will be arraigned on littering charges in federal Court. The 13 were cited on July 9th for placing clean drinking water along known migrant trails in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR), which lies along the international border. There will be a press conference immediately follow the hearing during which volunteers and their attorneys will discuss their citations, ongoing negotiations with federal officials and the course of action they intend to pursue.
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