Riders of 600 Mile Tour Brings Stories of Deportation, Seek Meeting with Gov. Brown

What: Undocumented Caravan to Restore TRUST for California Families concludes 600 mile tour with rally at state capitol
When: Immediately following Senate Public Safety Committee Hearing (Approximately 11:30am) Tuesday, July 2nd.
Where: 1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Who: Californians unjustly impacted by the Secure Communities deportation program will lead a rally and seek a meeting with the Governor alongside NDLON, IYC, CIYJA and other organizations.

• Jose Ucelo, Anaheim day laborer who was placed in deportation proceedings after his employer filed a false police report to avoid paying him his wages
• Julio Rodriguez, placed in deportation proceedings after calling the police to report being a victim of theft
• Maria Sanchez, placed into deportation proceedings after a traffic accident
• Jose Urias, DACA eligible 16 year old whose family is in deportation proceedings after their home was raided.

Since the TRUST Act was initially proposed in 2011, Gov. Brown has met with ICE and its out-going director John Morton but has yet to meet with Californians who suffer from the Secure Communities deportation program and would benefit from the bill’s passage.

A group of undocumented Californians seeks to change that on Tuesday when they conclude a 600 mile tour of the state that began in San Diego last week.  The National Day Laborer Organizing Network, Immigration Youth Coalition, and California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance started the tour to collect the stories of people targeted by police entangled in immigration enforcement, expose unjust deportations, and bring that experience to the Governor to call on him to advance immigration reform in California as the bill moves to the House.

Details and biographies of riders available at http://bit.ly/calicaravan

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