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June 26, 2007 Father of Family Targeted by Homeland Security Released from Detention from Desis Rising Up and Moving: Salaam, it is with great joy, and much praises to the Most High and to all those who supported, that I share this news.... The Siraj Family, members of DRUM-Desis Rising Up and... April 12, 2007 Family Targeted by Homeland Security Needs Your Help! [from a D.R.U.M. bulletin] Folks, A quick update on the Siraj family's situation and some quick support actions you can take. Background: The Siraj family has been a victim of the government's so-called "War on Terror" against Muslims, Arabs... August 16, 2006 Detainee report "too damning" to release? By Samantha Henry HERALD NEWS Nearly eight months after the Department of Homeland Security said it would issue the first official report on the treatment of immigrants in federal detention, immigrant-rights advocates are wondering what's taking so long. "I don't... July 21, 2006 Vigil Commemorating the Life of Farouk Abdel-Muhti At the Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza Broadway at Worth Street NYC June 18, 2006 2,179 ARRESTED IN "FUGITIVE" SWEEP from Immigration News Briefs Vol. 9, No. 23 On June 14, Assistant Secretary for ICE Julie Myers announced that ICE agents had apprehended 2,179 immigrants in a nationwide sweep between May 26 and June 13. Virtually every ICE field office... June 18, 2006 JUDGE OKS PROFILING OF IMMIGRANTS from Immigration News Briefs Vol. 9, No. 23 On June 14, federal judge John Gleeson of US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn, handed down a 99- page ruling in Turkmen v. Ashcroft, a class-action... May 30, 2006 Greyhound bus sweeps for "illegal" immigrants Hi friends, Last Friday I took a Greyhound bus to Cleveland, Ohio. This bus also stopped in Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo, NY. When we stopped in Rochester a man whose uniform and truck said USBP -- U.S. Border Patrol I... March 20, 2006 SIGN PETITION to Block Anti-Immigrant Legislation There is now pending before Congress a very wrongheaded and destructive bill which panders to anti-immigrant hostility and fear by further criminalizing out-of-status immigrants. The bill offers no rational solution to the fact that there are already 11 million "illegal"... February 23, 2006 NSA Surveillance and the Case of Sherman Austin Editor's note: I came across this article, contacted the email given for supporters and received a reply from his mother, who as you can imagine suffered immeasurably through the political imprisonment of her son. She gave me permission to... February 21, 2006 10-Year U.S. Strategic Plan For Detention Camps Revives Proposals From Oliver North from PacificNews.org by Peter Dale Scott peterdalescott.net New America Media Feb 21, 2006 Excerpt: The Halliburton subsidiary KBR (formerly Brown and Root) announced on Jan. 24 that it had been awarded a $385 million contingency contract by the Department of... January 24, 2006 KBR awarded Homeland Security contract worth up to $385M from MarketWatch.com By Katherine Hunt Last Update: 12:19 PM ET Jan 24, 2006 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- KBR, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton Co. , said Tuesday it has been awarded a contingency contract from the Department of... November 01, 2005 Gitmo Hunger Strikers: Attorneys Win Access to Medical Records source: Center for Constitutional Rights On October 25, 2005, in Washington, D.C., United States District Court Judge Gladys Kessler issued an opinion in the case of four Saudi nationals on hunger strike at the Guantánamo Bay prison camp. In an... August 24, 2005 "LA 8" Hit with REAL ID Charges Immigration News Briefs Vol. 8, No. 33 - August 13, 2005 Immigration News Briefs is a weekly supplement to Weekly News Update on the Americas, published by Nicaragua Solidarity Network, 339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012; tel 212-674-9499; fax... August 05, 2005 FUNDRAISER FOR TWO UNJUSTLY DETAINED TEENAGERS Friday, August 5 5 PM-11PM Brecht Forum 451 West Street, NYC (on the West Side Highway between Bank & Bethune Streets) March 31, 2005 Fred Korematsu Passes Away at 86 Years The Passing of a Constitutional Law Legend press release from Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Press Contacts: Legal Team Members Don Tamaki (415) 788-2705 Dale Minami (415) 788-2703 Karen Kai (415) 255-7385 Bob Rusky 415) 255-7385 Lori Bannai... March 30, 2005 WITNESSES NEEDED for OIG investigation of detainee abuse Hello friends, The Office of Inspector General (OIG) connected to the Department of Homeland Security is currently conducting an investigation of abuses against immigrant detainees at four county jails throughout the country. Two of the county jails being investigated are... March 18, 2005 Four Iranian brothers released after long immigration detention in Los By PAUL CHAVEZ, Associated Press Writer Thursday, March 17, 2005 (03-17) 00:02 PST Los Angeles (AP) -- Four Iranian brothers detained for more than three years after their arrest in an FBI terrorism probe were freed after U.S. immigration authorities... February 05, 2005 FOIA SUIT THWARTED? Immigration News Briefs Vol. 8, No. 6 - February 5, 2005 On Jan. 11 Marie O'Rourke, assistant director of the Executive Office for US Attorneys, informed the civil rights group People for the American Way (PFAW) that the Department of... January 21, 2005 FBI, MEDIA GENERATE UNFOUNDED CHINESE TERRORIST SCARE On Wednesday an anonymous tipster called the California Highway Patrol, claiming that four Chinese people had come into the U.S. from Mexico and were to receive a shipment of "nuclear oxide" to be used in a terror plot in Boston.... January 05, 2005 Prosecution in Lawyer's Terror Trial Is Accused of Playing on Fear January 5, 2005 The New York Times By JULIA PRESTON A defense lawyer in the trial of Lynne F. Stewart, a lawyer charged with conspiring with Egyptian terrorists, accused the government yesterday of trying to play on jurors' fears by... December 17, 2004 In U.S., 44 Percent Say Restrict Muslims By WILLIAM KATES, Associated Press Writer ITHACA, N.Y. - Nearly half of all Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans, according to a nationwide poll. The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that... December 13, 2004 CONGRESS PASSES "INTELLIGENCE" BILL from Immigration News Briefs (INB) On Dec. 7, the US House of Representatives voted 336-75 to approve the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act; on Dec. 8 the Senate approved it 89-2. The bill came in response to... December 06, 2004 Immigration Authorities End Torture-by-Dogs of Detainees in U.S. Jails NJ Civil Rights Defense Committee Press Release For Release Dec. 6, 2004 Contact: Eric Lerner 973-736-0522 elerner@igc.org Press conference to be held Monday, Dec. 6 1:00 PM Rutger’s Newark Campus Newark, NJ Hill Hall (Room 208) To get to Room... December 01, 2004 STOP ANTI-IMMIGRANT PROVISIONS FROM BECOMING PART OF THE INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL From: Sivaprasad, Shoba [immigrationforum.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:37 AM Subject: FW: Need your help on 9/11 recs bill Importance: High We really need your help making calls to these offices to keep the bad immigration provisions out of... November 23, 2004 "OCTOBER PLAN" TO CONTINUE The government's "October Plan," allegedly aimed at preventing terrorist attacks before the elections [see INB 10/23/04], has been extended and will continue through the presidential inauguration in January. November 23, 2004 Ashcroft Out, Gonzales In? As White House counsel, Alberto Gonzales defended the detention of terrorist suspects without access to lawyers, and the abusive interrogation tactics used at Abu Ghraib. October 13, 2004 U.S. seizes webservers from independent media sites A court order was issued to Rackspace, an American-owned web hosting company in Uxbridge, Middlesex, forcing it to hand over two servers used by Indymedia, an international media network which covers social justice issues. September 07, 2004 DETROIT TERROR CASE COLLAPSES On Sept. 2, federal judge Gerald E. Rosen of Detroit threw out the convictions of Moroccan nationals Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi and Karim Koubriti in a case once billed by Attorney General John Ashcroft as a major victory in his administration's "war... September 01, 2004 U.S. Asks for Dismissal of Terrorism Convictions September 1, 2004 The New York Times By DANNY HAKIM DETROIT, Aug. 31 - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to throw out terrorism convictions against two Arab men accused of forming a sleeper cell based here, people... August 25, 2004 U.S. Judge Blasts FBI Case Against Albany Muslims The order to release the two comes amid criticism that the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies have caused authorities to leap to unfounded conclusions in cases that have fizzled or been dropped altogether after initial high-profile announcements. August 06, 2004 MAJOR ASIAN AMERICAN PUNDIT WRITES BOOK JUSTIFYING THE INTERNMENT Michelle Malkin's book purports to justify the removal and incarceration of the Japanese Americans, in the service of advocating racial profiling by the Bush Administration. July 28, 2004 Arrests Tie Charity Group to Palestinian Terrorists The New York Times Five former leaders of the Holy Land Foundation, once the biggest Islamic charity in the United States, were arrested Tuesday on charges that they funneled $12.4 million to Palestinian terrorists. June 16, 2004 Government goes to great pains to legalize torture Bush and Rumsfeld painted the U.S. abuse of prisoners in Iraq as the work of a few individuals. So how do you explain this August 1, 2002 memo from Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel for Alberto R. Gonzales, counsel to President Bush? |
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