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Mijente Statement on Kentucky SB1, HB51, & SB89
#CrushICE #SanctuaryforAll #NoSB1 To sign onto this letter, please contact [email protected] Spanish | English | French En fuerte solidaridad con activistas y organizadores, los miembros de Mijente Louisville y Lexington y en todx el estado de Kentucky, se…
FUERA TRUMP: This is the year we’ve been building towards
Mijente is a fighting organization, and we are kicking off the year in action mode. We are amped to be a core partner of the 2020 Women’s March. Women – and especially women of color – have demonstrated bold leadership…
ALEC is everything Mijente stands against. Join our fight!
SB 1070 in Arizona. Stand Your Ground in Florida. Three Strikes Law in California. What do all of these laws have in common besides causing lasting damage to our communities? ALEC is behind them. ALEC (American Legal Exchange Council) is…
Our Top 5 Moments from “El Chisme 2020: 1:1 with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren”
El Chisme 2020 continues to flip the script. We’re showing what happens when “Latinx outreach” isn’t just a buzzword; when *we* create a space to center our community and our issues; when *we* write the questions that get asked and…
We are a Network of Latinx Therapists who Believe in Abolishing ICE
My name is Imelda Ojeda and I am part of the Latinx Therapist Action Network. I am also a Masters in Social Work, a Mexican immigrant and a Therapist. Most of all I am deeply committed to the healing of Latinx people…
BREAKING: Palantir’s technology used in Mississippi raids where 680 were arrested
Palantir’s FALCON Tipline software tool, a tool it sells to the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was used in the Mississippi raids that swept the state in August, when 680 people were arrested en…
Our Top 5 Moments from “El Chisme 2020: One-on-one with Bernie Sanders”
Our goal for “El Chisme 2020: One-on-One with Candidates” was to center Latinx voices, get real about issues our gente face every day, and finally be represented in political debate. During our first event with Senator Bernie Sanders, we did…
Mijente’s Language Justice League Responds to the Administration’s Move to Silence Immigrant Voices and Remove Court Interpreters
On July 3, 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Trump Administration Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), “is preparing to replace in-court interpreters at initial immigration court hearings with videos informing asylum…
Anduril’s New Border Surveillance Contract With the US Marine Corps & CBP
The United States Marine Corps awarded a $13.5 million contract to Anduril Industries, Inc. to provide fully autonomous surveillance capabilities at four military bases, including one in Yuma, Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border, and sections of the Barry M. Goldwater…