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Juan Patricio Memorial Mass
At about 8:40 a.m. on February 22, 2003, Juan Patricio Peraza Quijada, a guest at Annunciation House, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent. He was 19 years old. We will commemorate his life and death with a … Continue reading
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Tagged border patrol, human rights, immigration, Juan Patricio, mass, solidarity
Join Director Ruben Garcia in Conversation on Race, Violence, and Authority
Juan Patricio Peraza Quijada, a 19-year-old guest at Annunciation House, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent while taking out the trash in February 2003. Since then, there have been far too many tragedies like this, where young men … Continue reading
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Tagged action, border patrol, Juan Patricio, race, UTEP, violence
Our Whirlwind Response to Huge Releases of Migrants
Dear friends and supporters of Annunciation House, you may have read about a recent sharp increase in the number of undocumented Central American migrants being apprehended along the southern Texas-Mexico border. The numbers have so overwhelmed Border Patrol (BP) and … Continue reading
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Tagged asylum, border, border patrol, human rights, ICE, migrants
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Vidas Bajo Amenaza
La Casa Anunciacion esta trabajando con una mujer ‘Amparo’ que ha sufrido mucho en su pais natal y en su viaje a los EE.UU. Ella ha permitido que nosotros compartamos su historia (con diferente nombre para protegerla). Puedes ver un video … Continue reading
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Tagged asylum, border patrol, human rights, immigration
Continuing Call to Action
We are still trying to keep the pressure on ICE to release Rosa Hilda Carrera. Rosa Hilda Carrera Moreno was denied asylum by an Immigration Judge on September 4, 2013 and is appealing the decision. 98 out of every 100 … Continue reading
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Tagged action, asylum, border patrol, human rights, immigration, Rosa Hilda
URGENT ACTION ALERT: Update
El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido! Good news–as a result of our campaign over the last few days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has RELEASED MANASES CANO BONILLA from detention, where he had been held for nearly a year after requesting … Continue reading
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Tagged action, asylum, border patrol, human rights
Rights Groups Demand Accountability from U.S. Border Patrol
The following is a press release, dated March 26, 2012, from a coalition of human rights groups working on the border: WASHINGTON, D.C. –Human rights groups No More Deaths, the ACLU of New Mexico – Regional Center for Border Rights, the … Continue reading
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Tagged border, border patrol, human rights, immigration
Fr. Roy Bourgeois Arrested at Border Crossing
At about 11:30 AM on Sunday, February 19, members of the Border Patrol arrested Maryknoll priest and SOA Watch founder Roy Bourgeois, and Nico Udu-Gama, SOA Watch staff member, after they participated in a non-violent action protest by the border … Continue reading
Mass in Response to Violence on the Border – July 14
At 7:00 PM on Wednesday, July 14, a Mass in Response to Violence on the Border will be held at the Placita de Leones, next to the downtown Santa Fe Bridge. We extend to you and all residents of our … Continue reading
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Tagged 'San Ysidro', Arizona, Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, border patrol, drug violence, mass, sb1070, shooting
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Who will defend us from the self-defenders?
An officer spots a young man with brown skin on the street. The young man is immediately believed to have committed a crime, although there is little to implicate him in the moment except for his skin color. When confronted … Continue reading →