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Two U.S. Mosques Burned in One Week
A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today called on federal authorities to help rule out the possibility that fires this week at mosques in Massachusetts and Arizona were anti-Muslim hate crimes....
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 12:24am PST
The national ID card bill is about to pass
The House Switchboard number is (202) 225-3121. Simply ask for your Representative by name.
If you don't know your representative, use the House website to find him/her by simply typing in your ZIP code. Click here. http://www.house.gov...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 3:09am PST
Now: National Call-In Week to get Anti-Immigrant Parts out of Intell. Reform Bill
Now: National Call-In Week to get Anti-Immigrant Parts out of Intell. Reform Bill...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 12:25pm PST
9/11 Families Oppose Anti-Immigrant Provisions of 9/11 Legislation
9/11 family members are available to discuss their objections to anti-immigrant and civil liberties provisions of the"9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act," currently seeking a vote when Congress returns Dec. 6:...
Posted: Thu, Dec 2, 2004 12:02pm PST
Man Denied US Citizenship Because Wife Is Transsexual
A lawsuit filed Monday against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services alleges the agency discriminated against a Filipino couple when it denied the husband's legal residency because his wife had a sex change operation nearly 24 years ago....
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 11:40pm PST
911 Families Launch National Ad Campaign Insisting Immigration Safeguards Be Part Of 911
911 Families Launch National Ad Campaign Insisting Immigration Safeguards Be Part Of 911 Bill; Ads Criticize Lieberman for Obstructing Bill By Refusing Drivers License and Immigration Protections...
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 3:12pm PST
New "Safe Haven" Rules May Endanger Asylum Seekers, Says Immigration Equality
Starting soon, asylum seekers, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and HIV-positive asylum seekers, will be barred from filing for asylum in Canada if they have traveled through the United States....
Posted: Tue, Nov 30, 2004 12:16pm PST
Haitian Asylum-Seeker Dies in Immigration Custody
81-year old Joseph Dantica ran away to the United States, seeking shelter and comfort in the arms of his family. Instead, he faced the hellish nightmare Haitian refugees before him have confronted when seeking asylum in the US: held overnight at Miami International Airport, placed in detention at Krome North, isolated from family, friends and legal help, facing an Immigration bureaucracy that from the top down has been hostile to Haitians' claims of fear of persecution. He arrived in Miami on...
Posted: Wed, Nov 17, 2004 10:34am PST
Analysis of H.R. 10, S. 2845 and White House Letter:
Analysis of H.R. 10, S. 2845 and White House Letter:
Provisions Impacting Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Immigrants...
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 11:29am PDT
Analysis of key provisions of 9/11 implementation bills
Attached please find an analysis compiled by CNSS of provisions of H.R. 10,
S. 2845 and White House Letter that impact civil liberties, human rights and
immigrants....
Posted: Sat, Oct 23, 2004 11:28am PDT
Stop New Assault on Immigrant Rights
Recently, both houses passed the "9/11 Commission Recommendations Implementation
Act." The version passed in the House of Representatives -- HR 10 -- includes
immigration amendments that were never part of the Commission's recommendations.
Now, without further debate, against the wishes of the Commission, and with complete
disregard for the rights of noncitizens, a group of 21 Senators and House members
will conference behind closed doors and decide whether to keep the anti-im...
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 11:33pm PDT
Black and White Images from Immigrant Rights March in LA
Severeral thousand people marched through downtown Los Angeles demanding immigrant rights....
Posted: Wed, Oct 20, 2004 9:52am PDT
FBI interviewing Arab and Muslim Americans as "October Plan" swings into effect
Stepped-up FBI efforts to "prevent terrorist attacks" during the November elections -- including reports of pointed political questioning -- may intimidate Arab and Muslim Americans on the eve of a close presidential race....
Posted: Tue, Oct 12, 2004 7:17pm PDT
10/16: Immigrants Rights March
he California Coalition for Immigrant Rights
and Against the Raids is organizing a massive Immigrant Rights March
and Rally to take place on October 16, 2004 at 10:00 a.m...
Posted: Tue, Oct 5, 2004 11:57am PDT
October: California Protests Operation Guardian
Preparation continues for the march/rally planned for San Ysidro, Ca.
on Sat. Oct. 2nd against 10 years of Operation Guardian and the neoliberal
policies and theft against the people of LatinoAmerica.
ALSO on Oct.16th, there will be a statewide march against
Immigration Raids, for legalization for all and against the government's
anti-immigrant policies....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 3:59pm PDT
August 27 New York City Immigrant Workers Speak Out!
No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights! No To Sweatshops! End The Racism On The Community!...
Posted: Sun, Aug 22, 2004 9:41pm PDT
August 27 New York City Immigrant Workers Speak Out!
First of the week-long Counter RNC Mobilization in New York City
No Immigrant Bashing! Support Immigrant Rights! No To Sweatshops! End The Racism On The Community!...
Posted: Fri, Aug 20, 2004 1:14pm PDT
Defense Contractors Wage War On Arab, Muslim and Anarchist Americans
First Draft:
Recent reports of FBI harassment of activists have gone national. The FBI has been visiting activists, their neighbors, families and employers in a bid to intimidate those planning on protesting the political conventions. These events are reaching the news now because these latest FBI actions are face to face and in person. Under such circumstances it is impossible for the FBI to hide themselves behind anonymity....
Posted: Tue, Aug 17, 2004 9:44am PDT