#LIGHTS FOR LIBERTY PHOENIX JULY 13 SERIES#

Torres called on law enforcement officers to stand up for what is right and urged protections for whistleblowers: “We need more of them to come forward and tell us what is really going on.” Norma Torres, D-Calif., the only member of Congress born in Central America Ruby Corado, the founder of LGBTQ+ immigrant support organization Casa Ruby Hope Frye, an immigration attorney and Torres.ĭonald Trump: Immigration raids begin Sunday, will target criminals 'as much as we can'

#LIGHTS FOR LIBERTY PHOENIX JULY 13 SERIES#

Officials said the Trump administration may be executing the raids as a show of force to discourage families from crossing the border, according to the New York Times.īefore the vigil, a series of speakers took the stage, including Rep. The New York Times reported massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids of undocumented communities could begin as soon as Sunday. Pence lauds border conditions: 'Care every American would be proud of' Hillary Clinton speaks: Lights for Liberty vigil in Chappaqua, New York was one of the first cities they planned a vigil in, specifically to “demand action from Congress to end concentration camps and impeach the President,” according to the group's website. Organizers of “Lights for Liberty” said that D.C. CASA is the nation's largest advocacy group for Latino immigrants. WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people gathered Friday night for Washington’s “Lights for Liberty” event and vigil, one of more than 700 that were planned across five continents to raise awareness of conditions in immigrant detention facilities in the southern United States.Ī large group from the American Federation of Teachers marched to the event, chanting “classrooms, not cages.” They were welcomed by the executive director of CASA, Gustavo Torres. Legislators, activists, organizers, and members of impacted communities will speak prior to the candlelight vigil.īut volunteers have stepped up to host hundreds of local events throughout the United States at detention centers, in parks, outside local government offices, and at faith centers.View Gallery: Lights for Liberty protests around the country against ICE migrant actions Key events are planned in El Paso, Texas, where migrants are being housed in outdoor conditions under a bridge with no running water for months at a time Homestead, FL, at a migrant child detention facility that has caused mass abuse and neglect in San Diego, near the point of entry site from Tijuana in New York City, at Foley Square, where hundreds of migrants are processed through detention a day and in Washington, DC, in Lafayette Park, to demand action from Congress to end concentration camps and impeach the President. Peace Corps volunteers are also hosting a virtual event for Americans living around the world who “ want it to be known that we are against the inhuman caging of undocumented men, women, and children in concentration camps.” Initially planned as a nationwide vigil, Lights for Liberty already has 544 events scheduled not only in all 50 states, but also in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, so far. On Friday July 12th, 2019, Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps, will bring thousands of people to locations worldwide as well as to concentration camps across the country, into the streets and into their own front yards, to protest the inhumane conditions faced by migrants. Several weeks ago, Lights for Liberty began organizing a vigil to end concentration camps in the United States.

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