REMINDER: TOMORROW--Conyers, Clarke to Host Immigration Forum on "ICE Enforcement in Sensitive Locations in Detroit"

[Isaac Robinson]

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Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Contact: Nicole Triplett – 202-226-5543

 

ADVISORY:  Conyers, Clarke to Host Immigration Forum on “ICE Enforcement in Sensitive Locations in Detroit”

 

(WASHINGTON) -- House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Hansen Clarke (D-Mich.) will hold a forum tomorrow, Thursday, June 30^th, at the Hope of Detroit Academy, on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) recent enforcement actions at local elementary schools and against legal residents and U.S. citizens.  Representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Alliance for Immigrants Rights (AIR), and individuals impacted by ICE’s actions will speak about the adverse impact such actions have had on the immigrant community in Detroit. 

 

WHAT:            Immigration Forum on “ICE Enforcement in Sensitive Locations in Detroit”

 

WHEN:            Thursday, June 30, 2011, 6:00 p.m.

 

WHERE:           Hope of Detroit Academy, 4443 North Campbell Street, Detroit, MI 48210

 

WHO: 

·         Congressman John Conyers Jr. (MI-14)

·         Congressman Hansen Clarke (MI-13)

·         Hassan Jaber, Executive Director, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, (ACCESS)

·         Lidia Reyes, Executive Director, Latino Family Services

·         Community Resident impacted by ICE enforcement action

·         Laura Sanders, Co-founder, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICR)

·         Mike Steinberg, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan

 

 

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