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Tonight: Immigrant Rights Vigil

Posted By Hannah Valentine On April 25, 2007 @ 4:24 pm In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled

Supporters of immigrant rights have scheduled a candlelight vigil at 7:30 this evening at the Hennepin County Government Center Plaza ^[1], in response to the recent crackdown in Willmar ^[2].

From buzz.mn ^[3]:

Why:To urge support for a temporary restraining order that Centro Legal has asked for against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office of the Department of Homeland Security. A ruling is expected Thursday.

At issue: Since April 10, the legal advocacy group Centro Legal says immigration agents have conducted a series of “warrantless and nonconsensual raids” of Latino homes and acted in discriminatory fashion against Latinos in public places.

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[1] Hennepin County Government Center Plaza: http://wwwa.co.hennepin.mn.us/portal/site/HCInternet/menuitem.a1b7c6c0c7ee0b5368ce1e10b1466498/?vgnextoid=b21c9dcd6f71d010VgnVCM1000000f094689RCRD

[2] crackdown in Willmar: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/04/12/willmarraids/

[3] buzz.mn: http://www.buzz.mn/?q=node/1172

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