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DETAINED IN LOS ANGELES: FIVE UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT LEADERS CHALLENGE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LAWS, DEMAND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF
Los Angeles, CA - Today, October 12, five undocumented leaders of the immigrant rights movement Neidi Dominguez and Nancy Meza from Los Angeles and Tony Ortuño, Francisco Bravo and Adrian Gonzalez from Orange County were detained in Los Angeles, CA as they walked in to ICE Chief Prosecutor’s office to demand that President Obama stop the deportation of undocumented youth and allow them the opportunity to apply for work authorization. The five undocumented student leaders hoped to highlight the urgency for President Obama to take action on his words of support for DREAM Act -eligible youth. “We cannot continue to live in fear until Congress passes the DREAM Act. President Obama needs to take action on his words and must exercise his executive power to grant Administrative Relief to DREAM Act - eligible youth,” said Neidi Dominguez, arrested and risking deportation. Los Angeles, CA - Hoy, 12 de octubre, cinco líderes del movimiento de los derechos de los inmigrantes Neidi Domínguez y Nancy Meza de Los Ángeles y Tony Ortuño, Francisco Bravo y Adrián González del Condado de Orange, fueron detenidos en Los Angeles, CA cuando entraron a la oficina de la fiscal principal de ICE para demandar que el presidente Obama detenga la deportación de jóvenes indocumentados y que les dé la oportunidad de solicitar un permiso de trabajo. Los cinco líderes estudiantiles indocumentados esperaban recalcar la urgencia para que el Presidente Obama tome medidas en sus palabras de apoyo para los jóvenes que califiquen para el DREAM Act "No podemos seguir viviendo con miedo hasta que el Congreso apruebe el DREAM Act. El presidente Obama debe tomar una decisión sobre sus palabras y debe ejercer su poder ejecutivo para conceder ampáro administrativo a los jóvenes elegibles para el DREAM Act ," dijo Neidi Domínguez, quien fue detenida y corre el riesgo de ser deportada.###
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Students Risking Arrest - Support Our Cause for Administrative Relief
Los Angeles, CA - Five DREAM Act eligible students will risk arrest, and possible deportation, as they walk in to the Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Prosecutor’s office on Tuesday, October 12, 2011 and demand that President Obama stop the deportation of undocumented youth and allow them the opportunity to apply for work authorization.
Undocumented youth, faith-based leaders, community organizations and supporters will rally outside the Immigration Court building (606 S. Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90014) at 10:00AM in support of the five undocumented students risking arrest.
By disclosing their status inside ICE’s Prosecutor’s office and challenging local and federal law, these brave undocumented student leaders hope to highlight the urgency for President Obama to take action on his words of support for DREAM Act -eligible youth. “We cannot continue to live in fear until Congress passes the DREAM Act. President Obama needs to take action on his words and must exercise his executive power to grant Administrative Relief to DREAM Act - eligible youth,” said Neidi Dominguez, one of the five students risking arrest and deportation.
Adrian Gonzalez, another undocumented student said, “We need to remind President Obama that he needs to prove to Latino voters his support for the immigrant community by not just speaking of his support, but taking action and use his executive power to protect undocumented youth from deportation and allow us to work.”
At least 65,000 undocumented immigrant youth graduate from high schools every year, and many of them struggle to attend institutes of higher education. The DREAM Act would have granted youth who came to the United States before the age of 16 a path to citizenship contingent on continuous presence in the country, good behavior, and the attainment of at least a two-year university degree or a two-year commitment to the armed forces.
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Support DREAM Act - eligible youth
Undocumented youth, the immigrant community and supporters were hopeful that the recent announcements by President Obama and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would bring relief to DREAM Act-eligible youth by putting an end to their deportations. However, due to programs like Secure Communities and 287g, and the lack of a clear mechanism of implementation, the numbers of undocumented youth who are incarcerated, shackled and deported to countries they barely know continues to rise.
The issue of immigration continues to be a top priority for Latino voters. President Obama needs to prove to Latino voters his support for DREAM Act -eligible youth by taking action and make use of his executive power to protect undocumented youth from deportation and provide them with the opportunity to apply for work authorization.
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