Immigration Ministries

Stories of Civil Rights Violations

Raid with weapons (photo: dreamstime.com)Novato, California USA

Elder Andy Shelton reports, “Many of our immigrant friends were terrified earlier this year when their neighborhoods were the targets of raids by federal agents brandishing semi-automatic weapons. Read More . . .


Novato, California USA

A documented immigrant reported this incident to one of our elders in Novato:

apartment building (holy cow graphics)When I came back from the store, the agents were coming back from the manager's office, and they saw me. They asked for my driver's license.  Read More . . .

 
Boy alone (photo © Grapix | dreamstime.com)Novato, California USA

A member of the Fijian Community of San Rafael First United Methodist Church was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
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Seattle, Washington USA

court gavel (photo Holy Cow Graphics)One of the differences between immigrants and criminals, is that criminals are allowed to make a phone call and the law mandates that they have access to a lawyer. That is not the case with immigrants. Read More . . .