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Brian Bukle: ‘I want to help the people that no one cares about.’
July 29, 2022
After CDCR ignored Brian’s and his family’s requests to confirm his citizenship, ICE also ignored their repeated efforts and detained him for 36 days at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility.
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Oakland Residents, Faith Leaders, Elected Officials Rally to Stop Community Leader Phoeun You’s Deportation
July 28, 2022
Bay Area residents, faith leaders, and elected officials rallied at the State Building urging Governor Newsom to pardon Phoeun and to support the VISION Act (AB 937).
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Vithea Yung & His Family: ‘There’s hope in trying to reunite with your family.’
July 26, 2022
Vithea’s homecoming this past April marked a rare community victory. Between January 2020 & November 2021, CDCR transferred 2,600 people who have served their sentence or been granted release to ICE.
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Exonerated Hmong Refugee Yeng Lee Comes Home
July 22, 2022
After serving 23 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Lee walks out of San Quentin State Prison. Residents, elected leaders call on Gov. Newsom to support VISION Act (AB 937) and end family separation.
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Judge: ICE Cannot Deport Sandra Castaneda After Exoneration
July 20, 2022
Sandra Castaneda, who was incarcerated for a crime she didn’t commit, may be home soon. Californians are organizing for the VISION Act so that no others are unjustly detained by ICE.
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Phoeun You & His Family: ‘The happiest moment of my life will be Phoeun coming home.’
July 19, 2022
Sy is yearning for the whole family to be reunited and dreaming of a day when her uncle, Phoeun You, can come home to his loved ones.
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Civil Rights Groups Announce Settlement in Federal Lawsuit over Illegal Immigration Arrests
July 07, 2022
A settlement agreement that will prevent (ICE) from illegally using a third-party contractor, G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., to funnel people into the deportation pipeline.
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Californians to Governor Newsom: Pass the VISION Act and Unite Immigrant and Refugee Families and Communities
June 21, 2022
California parents, community groups, faith leaders, union workers, re-entry counselors, the ICE Out of CA coalition, and state legislators urged Gov. Newsom to champion the VISION Act (AB 937).