IMMIGRATION JUSTICE
Join J Street to tell Congress to rein in ICE after two more deaths in July!
Lo ta’amod al dam re’echa. Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor. This is one of the oldest commandments in the Jewish tradition.
On Monday morning July 13, ICE shot and killed 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero in front of his wife and young daughter in Biddeford. Maine. This tragedy comes days after an ICE officer shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in his van in Houston while he was on his way to work.
Forswear the indifference that our prophets warned us against. Sign this J Street petition.
New York’s legislative session ended on Thursday June 4.
There was a lot to celebrate. New York adopted several strong measures within the Budget Bills to ensure that federal immigration enforcement (i.e. ICE) is subject to reasonable limits and the rule of law, including:
- Ending contracts between ICE and local/state law enforcement.
- Banning ICE agents from wearing masks or using other means to conceal their identity.
- Enabling “sensitive locations” — including hospitals, schools, and houses of worship — to prohibit immigration raids on their premises.
New York’s leaders did not enact limits on “informal” collusion between state/local law enforcement and ICE, as hoped. This will be an area for future advocacy.
