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JUAN PATRICIO Memorial Mass

By admin | Published: February 19, 2010
Juan Patrcio – 1984- 2003 At about 8:40 AM on February 22, 2003, Juan Patricio Peraza Quijada, a 19-year-old young man staying at Annunciation House, found himself standing in the middle of San Antonio Street facing a semi circle of Border Patrol Agents with their hand guns drawn. One of those Agents shot and killed him. [...]
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Piden a EU redefinir leyes de asilo político

By admin | Published: October 27, 2009
Originally in Spanish - Google English Translation Piden a EU redefinir leyes de asilo político Alberto Ponce de Len El Diario de El Paso La situacin de los mexicanos refugiados en El Paso como resultado de la incertidumbre que genera la violencia del lado de Mxico en esta frontera presenta similitudes con la vivida a mediados de los ochentas [...]
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Declaration of Human Rights

By admin | Published: October 8, 2009
We have the right to be treated with respect, regardless of our documented status, and to be referred to in terms that reflect our humanity: no human being is illegal.
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In the 2003 Border Patrol shooting of Juan Patricio Peraza, the investigation was questionable

By admin | Published: August 3, 2008
statement from Annunciation House When law enforcement officers — the very individuals entrusted to uphold peace and safety — shoot and kill members of the community, a rigorous investigation into the origins of such an incident must be conducted. The case of Juan Patricio Peraza is no exception. Posted on August 2, 2008 U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard P. Mesa [...]
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Civil trial in teen’s Border Patrol death winds down

By admin | Published: April 11, 2008
Illegal immigrant’s parents are suing the U.S. government over showdown with agent that left the 19-year-old dead By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press EL PASO A 19-year-old illegal immigrant shot to death by a U.S. Border Patrol agent four years ago was nothing more than a scared kid, a lawyer for the family suing the government told a [...]
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