Every Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the country performs a familiar ritual. Politicians issue statements, schools replay the same excerpts from the same speeches, and social media fills with carefully chosen quotes about judging character rather than color. The language is reverent, the tone respectful, and the message comforting. What is rarely acknowledged, however, […]
In response to the murder of a 37 year old woman by ICE agents in Minneapolis, the New Orleans Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NOAARPR) is mobilizing an emergency rally at Lafayette Square, today, January 7 at 6 PM. The protest will demand ICE out of New Orleans and justice for the woman who […]
What: Rally and march through downtown New Orleans to demand that Jefferson Parish protect immigrants and end its collaboration with ICE and CBP. Why: The people of the Greater New Orleans area are against the illegal kidnappings and deportations being committed by ICE and CBP. These heinous acts are racist and targeting innocent people, […]
Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. joined Mayor-Elect Helena Moreno, New Orleans City Councilmembers, and a coalition of civil rights, faith, and immigration advocates on December 5th to voice mounting concerns over the ongoing federal immigration sweep known as Operation Catahoula Crunch. The group called for immediate transparency from the U.S. Border Patrol, citing fears of […]
Public protest: Jefferson Parish residents and community groups to gather at Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Building in protest of racist immigration crackdown New Orleans, Louisiana- One week into “Operation Catahoula Crunch,” Jefferson Parish has seen a barrage of violent immigration raids, with residents being chased, harassed, or arrested without cause. Furthermore, video and eyewitness evidence […]
On Saturday, December 6, an estimated 200 to 250 New Orleans residents gathered downtown to protest the dramatic escalation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol activity in the city. The demonstration, organized by local immigrant justice and anti-deportation groups, unfolded amid deepening outrage over new reporting that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife […]
Congressman Troy Carter is sounding the alarm over a large-scale federal operation that he says would place New Orleans and surrounding parishes under an unnecessary and dangerous show of force. In a statement delivered during a shadow hearing in Washington on Thursday, Carter warned that the planned deployment of up to 250 Border Patrol agents […]
A coalition of local and national advocacy groups is organizing an emergency protest in New Orleans demanding that ICE and Border Patrol withdraw from the city. The rally and march are scheduled for Saturday, November 22 at 12 p.m. in Lafayette Square, according to the organizers’ announcement. The event frames itself as a direct response […]
Today marks four days of an ongoing hunger strike led by nineteen individuals detained at the new Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Camp J at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (“Angola”). Their demands are: Medical care, mental health care, and necessary prescription medications Basic necessities such as toilet paper, sufficient hygiene products, and ample clean water […]
March and Lafayette Square rally culminates multi-day Justice Journey where SEIU members traveled through historic civil rights sites to Louisiana, protested at detention centers NEW ORLEANS, LA – SEIU service and care workers joined by over a dozen local and national partner organizations, faith leaders, and local allies will lead a mass march and rally in […]
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