Thread: Detroit ICE agents 'out of control,' rally scheduled Monday

Watch for news articles about the rally on Monday.

It would be nice if they saved energy, so they can hike the 3000 miles back across the border, instead of wasting time rallying, which will not accomplish much.

Unions Join Protests Against Aggressive Immigration Enforcement in Michigan

Monday
Apr 18, 2011
3:34 pm
By Kari Lydersen


On Friday in Detroit, union leaders joined immigrants rights and other community representatives meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary John Morton about increasing complaints of abusive conduct by ICE agents.

Two weeks earlier, ICE agents had surrounded a Detroit public charter elementary school where immigrant parents were dropping off their kids, and detained at least two parents.Though agency officials later stated their own procedures had likely been violated, the next week, agents also targeted another Detroit school.

Today (Monday) at 6 p.m., the United Auto Workers (UAW) hall in Dearborn will host a rally denouncing ICE’s conduct at the school and other recent incidents, including the strip search of a mother in front of her son while in detention in Battle Creek, Mich.

“When she complained, agents told her ‘You’re lucky we don’t just shoot you in the head,’â€

[quote] including the strip search of a mother in front of her son while in detention in Battle Creek, Mich.

“When she complained, agents told her ‘You’re lucky we don’t just shoot you in the head,’â€

[quote="jamesw62"][quote] including the strip search of a mother in front of her son while in detention in Battle Creek, Mich.

“When she complained, agents told her ‘You’re lucky we don’t just shoot you in the head,’â€

I hate it when they refer to the these people as "Immigrant Rights Leader", when in fact they are "Illegal Foreign National Enablers", that probably make their only living from "activism and government grants.

Who allowed these people on a soapbox? They are advocating for the continuing raid of our country by a illegal army of welfare soldiers that have no right to be here "spawning" more to support. JMO

WE DEMAND!

Well, Demmand in one hand and YOU KNOW WHAT IN THE OTHER!

We AMERICANS DEMAND OUR GOVERNMENT ENFORCE THE LAWS, IF YOU DON't LIKE IT LEAVE!

Last Updated: April 19. 2011 1:00AM.

Crowd calls for reforms at ICE

Hundreds gather in Dearborn for immigration rally

Mark Hicks / The Detroit News

Dearborn — Metro Detroit was front and center Monday in the immigration debate as an Illinois lawmaker brought his national tour to town to highlight deportations and the need for reform.

"The system just isn't working, and we need to change it now," Rep. Luis Gutierrez said to cheers at the UAW Local 600.

Gutierrez is petitioning President Barack Obama to back more relief to immigrants and fight for the federal DREAM Act, a proposal to give illegal immigrant students a pathway to citizenship through college or military service.

The issue has grown in places like Detroit, where Hispanics have complained about tactics by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials they call aggressive.

They say agents are engaging in "racial profiling" and point to several recent incidents, including on March 31 when ICE agents allegedly stalked Hispanic immigrants as they dropped their children off at school.

"We contribute by working hard," said Ruben Torres, 45, a Detroit Public Schools engineer and American citizen who was stopped by an unmarked agent last month. "To be treated like this — it's not good."

Hundreds cheered calls for reform from state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat who represents southwest Detroit; and U.S. Reps. Hansen Clarke and John Conyers. Leaders asked the public to step forward with their stories of encounters with ICE to spotlight abuse or civil rights violations.

"Our community is tired of living in fear," said Angela Reyes, a community activist and executive director and founder of the Detroit Hispanic Development Corp. "This is not law enforcement, this is intimidation."

Last week, ICE Director John Morton met with local immigration reform activists and community leaders.

He promised to review the agency's enforcement policies.

Meanwhile, the White House said Obama was scheduled to meet today at the White House with a bipartisan group to discuss revamping the nation's immigration system.

Local activists say they want policies that make it more difficult for officials to target working, law-abiding immigrants.


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Today (Monday) at 6 p.m., the United Auto Workers (UAW) hall in Dearborn will host a rally denouncing ICE’s conduct at the school and other recent incidents, including the strip search of a mother in front of her son while in detention in Battle Creek, Mich.

WHAAAAAAT???? Now that's some BS there! UAW are supposed to be PROTECTING the jobs of Americans, not throwing them away!!!! ANd that's exactly why I'm going all the way to the upper peninsula this time. I fear that if I move back to the Detroit area where I'm from, the illegals will eventually gain control there. And this just goes to show that they probably will eventually.