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Ice Air Flights February 2024 & Last 12 Months

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ICE Air Flights January 2024 & Last 12 Months

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Friday January 12th we heard a presentation from Dr. Greg Hess, the Pima County Medical Examiner.

📷 cred Rosey Vogan

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Thursday January 11th

Jose & Maria Garcia and their daughter Ixchel offering assistance to asylum seekers in Sasabe AZ.

𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

Wednesday, January 10th, began with a journey to the border wall, a scenic drive that takes about an hour and a half from Tucson to Sasabe, traversing the desert landscape.

I have come away a firm believer in open borders...that catch word that is being demonized and misused. What if you were not allowed to flee a burning house, or watched your children starve, or never see a child/parent/family member again? The worst most of us would have to deal with if our borders were closed would be a canceled vacation. Most of us enjoy open borders while demonizing open borders for others. Think about it. (And, besides my bleeding heart, our country would reap the benefits)

Two days ago three of us rode in the car I had rented, along a section of the wall east of Sásabe, up and down the steep hills of mountainous terrain, to a camp set up to offer water, food, and the shelter of tarps and small tents to migrants who had been led by their coyotes to a place miles and miles away from the port of entry. When we arrived, it appeared that the camp was empty.

Until we saw, huddled under a tarp, a woman and her infant son.

Monday was MLK Day so we had a variety of service actions we could participate in. I spent my morning putting together feminine hygiene kits.

We caravaned from Ajo to Why and held a protest vigil in front of the station and watched as buses left the station.

Then we caravanned down to the Lukeville port of entry. Where we saw BP processing 45 people, many with babies.

Compassionate Action to Defend the Right to Migrate

Monday, January 15, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Why Border Station (850 North Highway 85, Why, AZ)

Group of about 30 protesters from @WitnessBorder and “Eyes on BP” protesting outside of Border Patrol station in Why, Arizona today.

Photo by John Washington @jbwashing.

Sunday was the 2nd full day of presentations at the Workshop for Justice Conference.

After lunch, breakout sessions were held on Communicating Our Message Effectively.

Met up with friends coming in for the Witness at the Border: Workshop for Justice on Thursday evening and had a wonderful dinner together.

Friday morning, we went to the Welcome Quilts: Migration , Art and Hope exhibit at the Arizona History Museum.

The Workshop for Justice, Ajo, Arizona, Jan. 12-15.

“Hemispheric & Global Perspectives on Immigration”

Sarah Towle, Jennifer Babaie, Ana Sanchez-Bachman, Vielka Wambold

Executive Summary, ICE Air Flights Report, December 2023 & Last 12 Months

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ICE Air Flights December 2023 & Last 12 Months

1ST ANNIVERSARY: JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE TO SHOW THE IMMORALITY OF THE IMMIGRATION POLICY

READ: HTTPS://TRIBUNODELPUEBLO.ORG/JOURNEY-FOR-JUSTICE/

This December marks the 1st anniversary of the Journey for Justice organized by Witness at the Border. Please take time to see and get inspired by the highlights of the group's journey of the 2200-mile U.S.-Mexico border to, as Joshua Rubin writes, “see the truth behind the border wall of lies, to look into the eyes of our sisters and brothers on the other side.

WATCH: https://youtu.be/zo0anWas5Hc?si=k0AfUjMMI-UgM_UQ

And so the old man who writes this will travel to the Workshop for Justice in Ajo AZ to ask the question of my compatriots, what will it take to turn the tide against the world's rising hatred of people who seek the mercy of acceptance.

Executive Summary, November report

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