Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By Laura Crimaldi and J.D. Capelouto Globe Correspondents June 30, 2018 About 1,000 people gathered at Boston’s City Hall Plaza Saturday morning to participate in a series of nation-wide protests against the “zero-tolerance” immigration policies of the Trump administration, including the past practice of separating of children from their parents.Boston’s protest, organized by a coalition of civil rights and immigrant activist groups, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at City Hall Plaza and march to the Boston Common. The rally is set to continue there around 12:30 p.m.Organizers behind the Families Belong Together rallies said the protests oppose “the cruel, inhumane, and unjustified separation of children from their parents” along the US-Mexico border, and other entry points into the US. Advertisement “We protest the … [Read more...] about Protesters gather in City Hall Plaza for immigration rally
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Thousands are set to rally in Boston against Trump’s immigration policies on Saturday
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By J.D. Capelouto Globe Correspondent June 29, 2018 Thousands are expected to flood Boston’s City Hall Plaza on Saturday for a rally against the Trump administration’s separation of migrant families.The protest, organized by a coalition of civil rights and immigrant activist groups, is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the plaza and march to the Boston Common. The rally is set to continue there around 12:30 p.m.US Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Joe Kennedy III are expected to attend, according to a press release for the rally. Thousands of people have RSVP’d on Facebook. Advertisement “It makes it very clear that to us, and to everyone, that family separation is not something that we’re going to stand for as a Boston community,” said Anwar Omeish, one of the organizers of the march. Get Fast Forward in your … [Read more...] about Thousands are set to rally in Boston against Trump’s immigration policies on Saturday
Travel ban ruling stirs dismay among immigrants, advocates
Jeff Karoub and Julie Watson, Associated Press Updated 11:08 pm, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Now Playing: Two Muslims living in Michigan expressed disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries. (June 26) Media: Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Maryam Bahramipanah is torn between staying with her husband, who came to Michigan from their native Iran, and returning home to see her mother, who suffered a stroke. With the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, she expects that she can't do both. "I'm very sad," said Bahramipanah, who cried when she heard about the decision. "I don't know what to do. I really don't know. Now it's official and I don't know." Muslim individuals and groups, as well as other religious and civil rights organizations, expressed outrage and … [Read more...] about Travel ban ruling stirs dismay among immigrants, advocates
Immigration rights activists protest at Richmond detention center
By Dianne de Guzman, SFGATE and Drew Costley Updated 5:23 pm, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Image 1of/15 CaptionClose Image 1 of 15 Buy photo Roz … [Read more...] about Immigration rights activists protest at Richmond detention center
The story behind the viral photo of Muslim and Jewish children protesting at O’Hare
A Muslim and a Jewish father had never met before bringing their children to O'Hare International Airport Monday to join in a protest of President Donald Trump's immigration ban. But after a photograph showing their son and daughter interacting went viral, they decided to bring their families together next week for dinner to celebrate peace.As of midday Tuesday, the photograph taken by Chicago Tribune photographer Nuccio DiNuzzo and shared on Twitter by @ChiTribPhoto had been retweeted by other Twitter users more than 16,000 times. The two fathers said they have fielded calls from friends, acquaintances and national news outlets wanting to hear their story."It all happened pretty quickly," said Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appell, of Deerfield, who lifted his 9-year-old son, Adin, onto his shoulders Monday night when the boy asked for a better view of the crowd there to protest Trump's executive order that freezes entry of all refugees for 120 days and blocks entry for 90 days of citizens from … [Read more...] about The story behind the viral photo of Muslim and Jewish children protesting at O’Hare