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Religious Ministry at Broadview Immigration Processing Center

Access to Religious Ministry at Broadview Immigration Processing Center

After two and a half years of vigils, religious leaders negotiated access to the Broadview Detention Center and have begun praying on the buses with immigrants on their way to being deported.
 
On this episode of Community, Media & You, we’ll hear more about the victory at Broadview and how to improve our nation’s immigration system. Here on the show is Jenny Dale of the Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition, Flavia Jimenez and Salvador Cervantes of the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights.
 

 

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Inaugural Celebration of Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us April 26th, 2009 3:00-6:00pm
For the Inaugural Celebration of Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition
“Immigrant Justice: Postville and Beyond”

The Evening Will Honor Two Immigrant Justice Leaders:
 
Sidney Hollander and Sister Mary McCauley BVM
 
Join us for a festive celebration of Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition and our community partners
Co-hosted with the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregations at 303 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL
 

Follow link to Read more on ticket information

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Join the Broadview Detention Center Friday Morning Vigils

A Reflection by Rev. Denise Griebler, Pastor of St. Michael’s United Church of Christ

 
“The expected flagpole stands before the entrance of the Broadview Detention. A frayed American flag stuck at ¾ mast, is tangled among too-close tree branches. A poignant image that, for an immigration policy mired and frayed by fear, resentment and racism. The current economic crisis adds more anxiety to the mix. We need comprehensive and compassionate immigration reform, and soon. This broken system is tearing us up.
 
It’s also tearing the lives of immigrants and their families...

 

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Reflections from the Borderlands

  A Reflection by Tracy Hughes, Volunteer Partner with United Church of Christ Volunteer Ministries at BorderLinks in Tucscon, AZ (June 26, 2009)

This morning at 6am I left South Side Presbyterian church for my first Samaritan Patrol. These patrols are held by a group with that exact name with the mission of giving direct care to migrants in the Sonora Desert of Arizona. We have packs of food, bottles of water, Gatorade or other forms of electrolytes, socks, shoes, hats and basic medical supplies.

Today we covered quite a large area. We took a loop out of Tucson and ended up on Arivaca Highway and Interstate 19. Well, those are not all of the roads we took. We did get back to Tucson at 1pm.

We did 3 hikes in the desert to check out if the migrant trials in this area were being used a lot right now. The Arivaca Wash is highly used. There were many footprints from the last few days, some trash and clothes. We came upon what I thought was a backpack from a distance hanging in a tree. However, upon closer inspection it was a girl's jacket hanging nicely in a tree...   
 

 

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Chicago New Sanctuary Coalition in the News!

Secret Courts Exploit Immigrants

Our very own Mary Naftzger, CNSC Court Watch Volunteer Coordinator, was quoted in an article about the immigration court system in The Nation.  Check it out!
 
“Secret Courts Exploit Immigrants”
By Jacqueline Stevens
The Nation (June 16, 2009)
 
You don't need to go to Iran or North Korea to find secret courts. They're alive and well right here in the United States. On March 26, 2009, I was denied access to immigration courts in Eloy and Florence, Arizona, even though a federal regulation states, "All hearings, other than exclusion hearings, shall be open to the public" with a narrow range of exceptions--none of which were cited as a reason for excluding me…
 
To read the full article visit: Secret Courts Exploit Immigrants

 

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