Local police & sheriffs need to stop working with ICE! Tell Senator Gloria Negrete McLeod to vote YES on AB 1081. The “Trust Act” will prevent everyday people from getting deported after interacting with police for small traffic violations & other small things. Call her Sacramento office (916) 651-4032 and her Montclair Office (909) 621-2783 NOW! The Senate vote may be this Thursday! Assembly is later.
Martín Berrospe Yépez , day laborer
On March 24th, Martin Berrospe, a day laborer and leader in Rancho Cucamonga, was mistaken for someone else and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during the national “Cross-Check” operation. He was walking to the day laborer corner early one morning when ICE stopped and questioned him. Although they could not identify his immigration status, and they did not have a warrant for his arrest, he was handcuffed, put into the car, and told that he would be deported within a few hours. When the ICE agents tried to get Martin to sign papers so that he could be deported that same day, Martin stood up for himself and demanded to see a judge, boldly telling them, “I belong to an organized day laborer group and I know my rights!” Since then, he has been in the Mira Loma Detention Center in Lancaster, CA. The prosecutor representing ICE and the U.S. government acknowledged that they picked up the wrong person and the judge recognized that Martin is a “good person.” Continue reading
The Immigrant Youth Coalition (IYC) is an organization led by undocumented immigrant youth. We work to empower immigrant youth to stand up against criminalization and injustices in their communities. We have chapter organizations in Los Angeles, South Bay/Harbor, San Gabriel Valley, Pomona Valley, and the Inland Empire.