For the past 15 months, Rosa Robles Loreto lived in sanctuary at Southside Presbyterian Church as she fought to stop her imminent deportation and stay with her family in the United States. Continue reading You stopped Rosa’s deportation—thank you!
Category Archives: Updates
Rosa Robles leaves sanctuary for new life without fear
A press conference exploded into a celebration November 11 at Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, as Rosa Robles Loreto and her family entered the sanctuary. Cameras clicked and flashed while parishioners and supporters applauded and chanted “Rosa! Rosa!” Beaming boys in baseball uniforms, members of Rosa’s son José Emiliano’s team, followed the family into the crowded room. Continue reading Rosa Robles leaves sanctuary for new life without fear
Arivaca residents sit in at Border Patrol checkpoint
This article appears in our fall newsletter.
Some 100 Arivaca residents and supporters gathered at 10 a.m. May 27 and peacefully proceeded to the Border Patrol checkpoint on Arivaca Road to demand its removal. Continue reading Arivaca residents sit in at Border Patrol checkpoint
Lawyers sue over Border Patrol’s harsh treatment of migrants
This article by Denise Holley appears in our fall newsletter.
Men, women and children apprehended by Border Patrol in the Tucson, Arizona sector are locked up under inhumane conditions that violate the US Constitution and the Patrol’s own policies, according to a lawsuit filed June 8 in US District Court in Tucson. Continue reading Lawyers sue over Border Patrol’s harsh treatment of migrants
One year in sanctuary: Community stands with Rosa
This article by Denise Holley appears in our fall newsletter.
In the noontime heat outside the downtown library, a pastor and government leaders shouted their support for an undocumented Tucson mother. Continue reading One year in sanctuary: Community stands with Rosa
Nogales project evolves to aid dispossessed migrants
This article by Nancy Myers appears in our fall newsletter.
Shortly after No More Deaths began going into the desert to help rescue migrants 11 years ago, legal-team member Margo Cowan, with help from Maryada Vallet and other volunteers, realized that something needed to be done to help deported migrants. Continue reading Nogales project evolves to aid dispossessed migrants
Streamline bus stoppers speak out at sentencing
This article by Dorothy Chao appears in our fall newsletter. Chao attended the July 20, 2015 sentencing of 12 local people (some of them No More Deaths volunteers) who chained themselves to the wheels of two buses carrying undocumented migrants to federal court in Tucson on October 11, 2013. The protesters stopped federal marshals from taking the group to Operation Streamline, a fast-track proceeding that sentences migrants to prison for illegal entry. In March, Pima County Justice Court Judge Susan Bacal found the defendants guilty of obstructing a highway and creating a public nuisance.
Continue reading Streamline bus stoppers speak out at sentencing
Spring break campers experience the desert reality for migrants
This article by Denise Holley appears in our spring newsletter.
Spring break doesn’t mean beaches and parties for students who come to the No More Deaths camps in March. Continue reading Spring break campers experience the desert reality for migrants
NMD rallies support for immigrant in sanctuary
This article by Denise Holley appears in our spring newsletter.
Volunteers with No More Deaths hoisted signs that declared “We Stand with Rosa” as they launched a campaign in February to free a Tucson mother from the threat of deportation. Continue reading NMD rallies support for immigrant in sanctuary
Grant received from Lacey and Larkin Frontera Fund
No More Deaths is honored to be the recipient of funding from the Lacey and Larkin Frontera Fund. The Fund comes out of a settlement arising from the 2007 arrests of journalists Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin by Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix. We are grateful for the Fund’s grant, which is supporting our efforts across all of our projects to end death and suffering in the desert.