Resisting ICE and Deportation Crises (AMOR)

On September 25, 2018 I was able to attend the panel discussion at Rhode Island College. for "Resisting ICE and Deportation Crises. A week before the event even started, flyers were seen around campus containing language targeting undocumented students and telling the Public to report them to ICE. Thankfully, the VP of Community Equity and and Diversity Anna address the issue and many of the flyers were removed from the campus.

On the Panel were 2 young individuals who shared their experience on coming to the US as refugees and having to flee from difficult issues in Asia.

They were able to find support in a network called AMOR, which is Alliance to Mobilize and Organize the Resistance. The AMOR, help in immediate legal services to protect people who possibility trying to be deported by ICE and other law enforcement agencies. In addition, the services they provide are psychological services, supporting and tracking incidents and victims of hate crime, and protecting their community from any type of violence.

One of the stories shared at the event, really impacted my life. A case worker shared a story, where she had a case where a family was being deported. The parents were immigrants but the children were U.S. citizens. ICE wanted to deport the parents and the children who were American Citizens. The children were afraid of the unknown country they never knew their whole life, now are being forced to enter. The case worker tried the best she can to help and support the family. ICE did not care of the psychological damage it would leave the children or parents.

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