Concern about Commonwealth – Immigration Customs Enforcement Understanding
On Friday, Governor Patrick announced that Massachusetts would be participating in ICE’s Secure Communities Program. Since Friday, JALSA has not yet had an opportunity for a Board discussion on the Governor’s action. However, we did wish to share with you announcements that have been sent to our office by a number of our collegial organizations.
Sheila Decter, Dec. 21
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From Centro Presente:
Demonstration on Wednesday, December 22 on Governor Patrick’s Decision to Sign Memorandum of Understanding with ICE Immigrant Communities and Allies Denounce Patrick Administration’s Intention to Sign on to the Secure Communities Program When: Wednesday, December, 22 at 11:00 a.m. Boston: Immigrant communities and allies gather at the State House to denounce the Patrick Administration’s intention to sign on to the Secure Communities Program of ICE. Since it was revealed last summer that the City of Boston had been secretly participating in Secure Communities, Centro Presente has been running a campaign, Just Communities/Comunidades Justas, with the support of ACLU-Mass and AFSC-Project Voice, to educate the Latino immigrant community and its allies about the effects of this program. After the action a delegation will deliver a letter to the office of the Governor to request a meeting between him and the organizations to discuss the matter. |
