> Here's the update on the ICE raids, in which about 165
> people were arrested at the DelMonte plant in N.
> Portland yesterday.  Carol and I were both on site
> shortly after the ICE vans arrived.  Interestingly,
> there were a few indictments based on a conspiracy
> between Del Monte and a contractor in Atlanta who
> supplies Del Monte's labor force.  All were from the
> contractor company, none from Del Monte.  UN
> Ambassador John Bolton is, and George Bush's brother,
> Marvin, was, on the Del Monte Board.  That's probably
> coincidental, of course.

> Another coincidence is that a local legal clinic had
> filed charges against Del Monte for labor violations
> related in particular to unsafe working petitions.

> More raids are expected.

> At any event, about 40 people showed up last night for
> a New Sanctuary Meeting.  As of this moment, no
> requests for shelter have been made.  Some financial
> contributions have been made, but there is no
> location, yet, to store material contributions.

> We know that a number of children were "stranded" at
> school.  I say stranded, because they could not be
> released to anyone but their parents, and their
> parents were detained.  We don't know how many, and,
> presumably, many have been delivered to children's
> services.  Confidentiality will preclude us from
> learning the identities of such children.

> Some small children were in day care; in a couple of
> cases the caregivers don't even know the last names of
> these children.  Parents are often reluctant to
> divulge their surnames.

> After the New Sanctuary Meeting, another meeting was
> held by the Immigrants Rights Group.  There were about
> 300 people in attendance.  A subgroup met to address
> concerns for children.  Several immigration lawyers
> were present, and met one-on-one with concerned family
> members of detainees.

> peace and blessings

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