All posts tagged interruption

Jun

Undocumented Transgender Woman Who Interrupted President at White House Pride Event Calls to End Deportation

Tags: Familia, get equal, gutierrez, interruption, LGBTQ, transgender, white house

There is no Pride as long as LGBTQ Immigrants are being imprisoned, she says.

WASHINGTON, DC — Just moments ago, Jennicet Gutiérrez interrupted the President during the White House pride celebration shouting “President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations.” As a transgender woman who is undocumented, Gutiérrez said she could not celebrate while some 75 transgender detainees were still being exposed to assault and abuse in ICE custody at this very moment.

Nov

Undocumented Youth Ask President for Answers After Interrupting His Speech

Tags: aspire, interruption, ju hong, presidential speech, san francisco

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API Undocumented Immigrants Respond to Obama's Speech on Immigration Reform: You can stop deportations now San Francisco - Asian Students Promoting Immigrant Rights through Education (ASPIRE), the nation's first undocumented Asian immigrant organization, asked President Obama today at his speech on immigration reform in San Francisco's Chinatown to stop deportations. Read more

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All posts tagged interruption

Undocumented Transgender Woman Who Interrupted President at White House Pride Event Calls to End Deportation

Undocumented Youth Ask President for Answers After Interrupting His Speech

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