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Another murder of immigrant by Arizona Border Patrol

Borderlands, ICE & DHS, News & Views on January 5th, 2010 2 Comments

DOUGLAS, AZ (KOLD) – A Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man just outside Douglas Monday morning.
An illegal immigrant was throwing rocks at an agent and his K9, a Border Patrol official said.
That’s when the agent opened fire.
Cochise County Sheriffs were called in when the shooting happened in an area known as ‘D Hill.’
A man [...]

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Border Action Network scores big win against Minutemen and other vigilante groups

Borderlands, Hatewatch, Legal Challenges on October 3rd, 2009 15 Comments

Inter-American Commission Takes on Human Rights Case Against U.S. for Not Prosecuting Border Vigilante Groups
Residents of Douglas, Arizona recall Minutemen driving through their small downtown area randomly asking people walking down the street if they had “papers.” Since those early days of border vigilante groups patrolling the border and border towns, harassment and racial profiling [...]

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Arizona – Two Years in a Row-No anti-immigrant bills pass!

Politics on July 3rd, 2009 Comments Off

40,000 Emails Sent to AZ Legislators Opposing Anti-Immigrant Measures
Now Two Years in a Row-No anti-immigrant bills pass!
Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislator, Russell Pearce, is losing steam and political power
A MESSAGE FROM BORDER ACTION NETWORK
Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at 7:30 am, marked the final day of the Arizona State Legislature, bringing to end yet another senseless barrage of [...]

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Thousand march in Phoenix in opposition to Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Featured on February 28th, 2009 Comments Off

This is incredible!
Thousands of opponents of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s illegal-immigration policies held their “March to Stop the Hate” in downtown Phoenix on this morning.
As of 1:30 p.m., the speeches were still being made at the march’s destination, the federal building. According to initial reports, the march was peaceful, with no major incidents as of [...]

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