Kimberly and her younger sister fled Honduras together, after gangs called on the phone and threatened to rape them, and after corrupt police broke into their home, held them at gunpoint, and took their stepfather for ransom. Kimberly and her sister crossed the more than thousand miles from Honduras to America by themselves and now live with their mother and other siblings in a strong and supportive community. But instead of getting a real chance to make their case, they were victimized by an incompetent lawyer who did not even ask if they were afraid to go home, let alone file an asylum application. Now Kimberly and her sister have a removal order – and the lawyer has a Georgia State Bar Association complaint. On the morning of January 27, Kimberly and her little sister were getting a ride to school from their aunt when ICE pulled them over. ICE knew that they were on their way to school but they arrested Kimberly anyway. They lied to Kimberly and told her they just needed to her to review and sign some paperwork. Kimberly got out of the car, her book bag in hand. Kimberly celebrated her 19th birthday in Irwin County Detention Center. ICE has detained Kimberly for more than 5 weeks despite knowing that her new attorney has filed an asylum application. All Kimberly wants is a chance to ask for asylum. No one should be deported before their protection claims can be heard. The vulnerabilities and dangers are particularly acute in the case of children. Yet Kimberly remains under the threat of imminent deportation. *Tell ICE to stay Kimberly’s deportation and release her from detention while she pursues her asylum claim.* Let her go back to school. Let her return to the safety of her family here in Atlanta. Kimberly should not be sent back to danger. *Tell President Obama to stop the raids.* No family should have to go through what Kimberly’s family is going through. To learn more about Kimberly's case and how you can take action to stop the raids, visit http://www.aila.org/infonet/tell-ice-to-stay-kimberlys-deportation.

There are so many people who come to the U.S. trying to have a better life, but many reasons make them stay away from the opportunities that this country offers them. For so many years Immigrants have been fighting for Immigration Reform. If Immigration Reform could be created, it could bring better opportunities for undocumented people who want to make positive contributions to the U.S.

Extreme gang violence in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras make the region the deadliest in the Western Hemisphere, with high rates of violence, rape, and murder. Understandably, thousands of mothers and young children have risked their lives to seek refuge from this violence in the United States. The Obama administration's response has been to detain these families in prison conditions with limited access to legal help. This injustice must end today.

The #NC7 will be in grave danger if deported. They need to be released to their families and be allowed to fight their cases in the U.S.

We are Ravalli County residents and we don't want the ideologically-driven, mean-spirited Board of Commissioners to speak for us. NOT IN OUR NAME!

The Tennessee General Assembly is considering SJR467, a joint resolution that would stop the resettlement of refugees in Tennessee. We cannot allow this legislation to pass. People across Tennessee are already welcoming refugees and immigrants, but we all need to make our voices heard to stop politicians from pandering to fear and passing hateful, discriminatory legislation. Join with Church World Service and the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition in asking Tennessee Senators to act with moral courage and reject SJR467 by signing our petition.

These are Central American refugee kids who need to be released to their families in the United States. They will be in danger if deported.

During the last 2 weeks of January this year, Yefry, Oscar, and Pedro were aprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on their way to school or work. Oscar and Pedro were both taken on their way to work. Yefry was detained at a school bus stop, before he could get on the school bus. It is inappropriate for ICE agents to be targeting young people and students at bus stops on the way to school or on their way to work. School bus stops, like schools should be considered safe places for young people, free of persecution or feeling terrorized. In 2014, these 3 young men braved the hard journey to the United States, fleeing violence and poor economic conditions in their home countries. They are hardworking students and deserve the right to stay here. Like many of the over 100,000 families that arrived here in 2014, they did not have adequate legal representation, when they applied for refugee status. Now they are facing deportation. If sent back to their home countries, they will be returning to dangerous and violent conditions, as well as poor economic prospects.

Undocumented residents of Flint, Michigan are being denied access to free clean water, water filters, and water testing kits and being kept in the dark about the toxic water crisis. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder states "making sure the people of Flint immediately have access to safe, clean water, and that includes reaching every home to supply water, filters, replacement filter cartridges and water testing kits.” But if that was the case, why are undocumented immigrants being denied access to these very things?(1) The state’s disregard for the latino community continues as they failed to distribute information about the water crisis in spanish. Flint’s latino community is mostly Mexican and there are about 1,000 undocumented residents in the area. And many, as a result of not being properly informed, are just now learning about the contaminated water as a result of community and grassroots efforts. On top of the negligent actions of city and state officials, Flint has seen a series of predatory Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids targeting undocumented residents -- creating an environment of fear and intimidation for many Latino families. And thus making it increasingly more difficult for undocumented residents to get access to the information about the water crisis (2). Access to clean drinking water is a human right! It is a human rights violation to deny individuals to access clean, uncontaminated, and safe drinking water. Individuals, regardless of legal status or whether or not they have IDs, should not be refused access to a resource that all humans need to survive. References 1. “Undocumented immigrants in Flint say they’ve been denied free water and are scared to get help, ” Fusion, 01-25-2016, http://fus.in/1NvHrbX 2. “ICE raids may have worsened woes for undocumented community in Flint,” Latino Fox News, 01-28-2016, http://bit.ly/1ND2nh8

People who have been poisoned in Flint should not have to fear the government when trying to access clean water. Communities in Flint have been poisoned for more than a year due to the reckless actions of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. And for many in the immigrant community it’s only been in the last couple of weeks that they’ve known the extent and severity of the crisis. As if the fear and the reality of being poisoned by the actions of the Snyder administration wasn’t enough, immigrant communities also have to fear being deported away from their families as they’ve tried to seek help. There have been reports of water distribution centers in Flint asking for IDs against the orders of the State of Michigan. Even worse, when immigrants have gone to pick up water at the grocery store for fear that interactions with the government could lead to their deportation, there have been reports of Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents targeting and apprehending people. Demand that the federal government put a moratorium on raids and deportations in Flint immediately, until the water crisis is over and everyone who is at risk of lead poisoning is given proper care and support.

The bill has already passed the Senate

Immigrants who serve or served in the United State Armed Forces deserve to be U.S. Nationals! Many former Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force Veterans who were Green Card holders have been deported or are currently in the process of being deported. Help them fight the immigration system to be rightfully called U.S. Nationals.