Saturday April 1, 2023
  • Venezuela
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Podcast
Versión Español
PanAm Post
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
PanAm Post
No Result
View All Result

Home » Immigration Activists Arrested for Civil Disobedience in Alabama

Immigration Activists Arrested for Civil Disobedience in Alabama

PanAm Post Staff by PanAm Post Staff
March 25, 2014
in News Brief
FacebookTwitterTelegramWhatsapp

EspañolOn Monday, dozens of immigration activists gathered at the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, Alabama, to protest the impending deportation of migrants currently being held at the center.

chained-immigrants
Members of the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice chain themselves to the Etowah detention center. Source: ACIJ.

Seven activists attempted to block the entrance to the building by chaining themselves to the doors and refused to leave when confronted by the local sheriff’s department, prompting their arrest.

RelatedArticles

Venezuela Opposition Leader Leopoldo López Will Consider Elections with Maduro

Former President of Colombia Warns About “Neo-Communism” And “Stabilization of Dictatorship” in Venezuela

November 16, 2020
Communist Weakness: Joe Biden’s Son Was Negotiating Business with China that Included Venezuela

Venezuela Could Run Out of Gasoline Before Maduro’s Fraudulent Election

October 29, 2020

One of the activists arrested, David Comparan, was quoted as saying, “I personally know the feeling of being separated from family by deportation, because my father was deported.”

A spokesmen for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement stated that many of the illegal immigrants housed at the Etowah facility are brought from out of state and are not arrested under Alabama’s controversial immigration law.

Source: Reuters.

PanAm Post Staff

PanAm Post Staff

Related Posts

Venezuela Opposition Leader Leopoldo López Will Consider Elections with Maduro
Colombia

Former President of Colombia Warns About “Neo-Communism” And “Stabilization of Dictatorship” in Venezuela

November 16, 2020
Communist Weakness: Joe Biden’s Son Was Negotiating Business with China that Included Venezuela
Venezuela

Venezuela Could Run Out of Gasoline Before Maduro’s Fraudulent Election

October 29, 2020
Communist Weakness: Joe Biden’s Son Was Negotiating Business with China that Included Venezuela
Bolivia

Evo Morales Prepares Return to Bolivia with More Populism

October 29, 2020
Donald Trump, Restrictions Tourism Cuba
Cuba

Donald Trump Imposes New Restrictions on Tourism in Cuba

September 28, 2020
Chilean Economy Declines
Chile

Chilean Economy Declines 12.4% in June Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

August 6, 2020
ELN, Venezuela, Terrorist
Colombia

45% of the Colombian Terrorist Group ELN is in Venezuela

May 10, 2019
Next Post
Uruguay Welcomes Guantanamo Prisoners with Open Arms

Uruguay Welcomes Guantanamo Prisoners with Open Arms

Subscribe free and never miss another breaking story

  • Venezuela
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Chile
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Podcast

© 2020 PanAm Post - Design & Develop by NEW DREAM GLOBAL CORP. - Privacy policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Regions
    • South America
    • North America
    • Central America
    • Caribbean
  • Politics
  • Economics
  • Opinion
  • Podcast
  • Authors
  • Contact

© 2020 PanAm Post - Design & Develop by NEW DREAM GLOBAL CORP. - Privacy policy

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Privacy and Cookie Policy.