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Appealing African Communities Together vs. Trump
We are moving to appeal the dismissal of our African Communities Together vs. Trump Lawsuit.
Liberian DED Hearing
On October 9, 2019, African Communities Together joined fellow "African Communities Together v. TRUMP" plaintiffs UndocuBlack Network and 15 Liberian DED holders, to rally and advocate for Liberian DED holders as the first hearing is held at the District Court in Worcester, MA.
Aljazeera: Undocumented immigrants, advocates prepare for mass ICE raids
US: Undocumented immigrants, advocates prepare for mass ICE raids
by Martin de Bourmont
13 Jul 2019
Roundup: World Refugee Day 2019: No Kids in Cages
June 20th, 2019
Jamal Khashoggi Report, World Refugee Day, Juneteenth by Paul DeRienzo (WBAI)
https://www.wbai.org/articles.php?article=3758
HUNDREDS PROTEST THE DEATHS OF IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN ICE/CBP DETENTION AT THE THIRD ANNUAL WORLD REFUGEE DAY RALLY AND MARCH IN NYC by Erik McGregor
Hundreds Rally In Support of "Green Light" Immigrant License Bill
By Evan Sery
PUBLISHED 5:25 PM ET May. 21, 2019
Roundup: African Communities Together Sues Trump Over Liberian DED
On March 8, 2019, African Communities Together, Undocublack Network, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Lawyers for Civil Rights, and 15 individuals, sued the Trump Administration for the administration's decision to end Liberian DED in March 2018. Here is a round-up of articles on the lawsuit from March 8, 2019- March 9, 2019:
Trump administration is sued over Liberian immigrant program
African Immigrants and Deportation in the Age of Trump
“A lot of us go from being kind of high status in Africa to being on the bottom of the racial and ethnic totem pole here in the US,” said Amaha Kassa, the director of African Communities Together. “We find out pretty quickly that no matter the color of your passport, in America, the color of your skin is black.”
https://popula.com/2018/08/31/it-was-like-there-was-a-fog-in-the-sky-onl...
ACT City of Refuge Action in the News
From March 28-29, 2017, ACT organised City of Refuge: 24 hours of action for refugees at Trinity Church in downtown Manhattan in coalition with 40 labor, social justice and immigrant rights organisations. The actions included rallies in front of the Trump Building on Wall Street and at Foley Square, a 'refugee tent city,' teach-ins, a ceremony at the African Burial Ground and an interfaith prayer service. The event was covered by over 20 media outlets. Below is a selection of some of this news coverage.
NBC: "Immigrants, Supporters take to streets in refugee day of action."
