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Immigrant Children Deliver Postcards to the Governor's Office; Call for Just and Humane Immigration Policies

19 December 2008 - 2:24am | jpramas
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Beacon Hill - Seeking "more just and humane immigration polices," over a dozen children of new immigrant families joined with 30 representatives of immigrant and faith-based community organizations on Tuesday under the banner of the pro-immigrant coalition Welcoming Massachusetts to present specially-prepared giant postcards asking for support for their cause from Gov. Deval Patrick (D - Massachusetts) and President-Elect Barack Obama (D).

Faith Leaders Demand a Moratorium on ICE Raids at City Hall Rally

3 October 2008 - 7:05pm | jpramas
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Government Center - A coalition of over 30 religious and community organizations held a rally Tuesday calling for an end to raids, mass arrests and deportation of thousands of undocumented immigrants around the nation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. About 250 people participated in the event - which was coordinated by members of the Arlington Street Church Unitarian Universalist.

City Hall Plaza Rally Denounces ICE Raids Demands Fair Immigration Policies

15 August 2008 - 4:49pm | jpramas
by Jason Pramas

BOSTON/Government Center - Over 150 advocates from immigrants rights organizations, unions, religious groups and allies held a rally at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to demand fair immigration policies and denounce the ongoing raids against immigrant communities by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Students, Colleagues, Friends Rally in Boston for Deported Teacher

20 June 2008 - 11:28am | RadioView
by Dave Goodman / Boston Community Reporters Project (Staff)
BOSTON/Fenway - Four weeks ago, a popular Boston teacher - Obain Attouoman - was deported from the United States to his native country of Ivory Coast. Known to his students at Fenway High School as "Mr. Obain," the math teacher had been living and working in the U.S. legally since 1992.

Popular High School Teacher Obain Attouoman Deported by Federal Government

21 May 2008 - 10:47pm | RadioView
by Dave Goodman / Boston Community Reporters Project (Independent)

BOSTON/Fenway - Obain Attouoman, a popular math teacher at Fenway High School, was deported yesterday to his native country of Ivory Coast.

Details are sketchy. Parents were alerted to the teacher's deportation through an automated phone call that was transmitted to all student's homes.

In the message, Fenway High Assistant Headmaster Kevin Brill said only that Attouoman was arrested and then deported following his regular visit with federal immigration authorities at the JFK Federal Building in Boston.

Union Sponsored Commission Hears Testimony On Immigration Raids

8 April 2008 - 5:29pm | RadioView
by Dave Goodman / Boston Community Reporters Project (Independent)

(order of speakers: Rev. Marc Fallon, Catholic Social Services, Fall River, MA; Juana Garcia, former Michael Bianco Company employee - translation by Corrinne Williams, CEDC of Southeastern MA; John Willshire-Carrera, Attorney, Greater Boston Legal Services)

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