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From Conorvirus Racist Sinophobia to Militarized ICE, The True Face of U.S. Racism
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In This Issue: 1) ICE's NY Office Uses a Rigged Algorithm to Keep Virtually All Arrestees in Detention (Pg 3) 2） APALA Releases Guidance on How to Protect AAPI Workers in light of COVID-19 (Pg 5) 3) Please Support and Sign Our China Coronavirus Petition!(Pg 6) 4) Kobe, Impeachment and the Coronavirus: A Study on the Dangers of White Liberal Fragility (Pg 6) 5) A Northeastern University student from Iran was removed from the US despite an emergency stay (Pg 9) 6) Trump pressured Pentagon to give $400 million border wall contract to his favorite Fox News guest (Pg 10) 7) After Landmark Surveillance Lawsuit New Jersey Muslims Meet with NYPD (Pg 11) |
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Please Support and Sign Our China Coronavirus Petition!
Fight the Disease, Not People! No to the Racist Attacks on China and Chinese Americans//Asian/AAPI people!
2/20/2020 (Modified 3/25/2020)
The recent novel (new) coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Wuhan, China is an international health crisis, infecting tens of thousands of people. Two thousand have died from the disease, as of February 20, 2020.
China's rapid response and mass medical mobilization has helped reduce the impact of this new disease. International health communities, as well as top scientists, have praised China’s efforts across the globe.
This 2019-cCoV virus started in China. The 2009 Swine Flu (H1N1 influenza virus) started in the U.S., then spread across the world. It killed 284,500 people (CDC estimate). A new virus can happen anywhere around the world. People of the world should unite against the virus.
We are deeply alarmed and angered by some U.S. government officials, right-wing politicians and media using the coronavirus for China bashing and spreading false rumors. The insults include: “China Virus”, “Real Sick Man of Asia”, falsely spreading China bioweapon conspiracy rumors and that Chinese are spreading the disease around the world. The new “red scare” has spread across the country, with racist anti-China and anti-Chinese-American and anti-Asian/AAPI community attacks.
We, as community activists, condemn the racism against China and Chinese American and AAPI community. It is no different than the continuation of U.S.’s China-bashing and racists labeling of Chinese American culture as “Chinese high-tech spies” following the China-US Trade War.
We Demand:
1) Stop labeling coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as “China Virus”; Fight the Disease, Not People!
2) No to the U.S. politicians and media’s coronavirus Sinophobia, No to the Racist Attacks on China, Chinese Americans,, and AAPI community!
3) More U.S. media unbiased coverage on the situation in China.
4) Not just only talk, the U.S. government should educate the community, and offer free medical supports to prevent the possible spread the disease; especially vaccine for the poor community to help prevent the common flu that killed far more people every year in the U.S, and emergency medical supports for the COVID patients.
COVID 19 (Coronavirus)- Resources for Immigrants / Recursos para Inmigrantes
We are living in an unprecedented and unpredictable cultural moment. We’ll only get through it by coming together. This moment calls on us to go all in for all of us. Our families and neighborhoods are stronger, safer and healthier when we come together and take care of each other in moments of crisis.
We’ve compiled a list of resources (some in multiple languages) to ensure everyone in our communities are able to receive the care and necessities they need. They categories are the following:
- General COVID-19 Information
- Federal Resources
- County Resources
- City Resources
- Education Resources
- Unemployment Resources
- Resources for Undocumented folks
Estamos viviendo en un momento cultural sin precedentes e impredecible. Solo lo superaremos uniéndonos. Este momento nos llama a ir por todos nosotros. Nuestras familias y vecindarios son más fuertes, seguros y saludables cuando nos unimos y nos cuidamos en momentos de crisis.
Hemos compilado una lista de recursos (algunos en varios idiomas) para garantizar que todos en nuestras comunidades puedan recibir la atención y las necesidades que necesitan. Las categorías son las siguientes:
- Información general de COVID-19
- Recursos federales
- Recursos del condado
- Recursos de la ciudad
- Recursos Educativos
- Recursos de desempleo
- Recursos para personas indocumentadas
Last updated/última actualización: 3/23/2020
GENERAL COVID-19 INFORMATION/ Información general de COVID-19
- COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations
- Available on this webpage in multiple languages: Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, French, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Marshallese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese
- Washington State Coronavirus Response Page
- WA Department of Health COVID-19 Page
- Social Distancing How-To Guide
- COVID-19 Assistance and Public Charge FAQ for Immigrants
- Financial Resources for Washington Residents Impacted by COVID-19
- Seminario Web de la Officina de Immigrantes y Refugiados de Seattle – Platica Comunitaria Sobre El Nuevo Coronavirus (Video)
FEDERAL RESOURCES / Recursos federales
COUNTY RESOURCES / Recursos del condado
- King County COVID-19 Daily Updates
- King County Anti-Stigma Resources
- Yakima County COVID-19 Updates
- Skagit County COVID-19 Updates
- Clark County COVID-19 Updates
CITY RESOURCES / Recursos de la ciudad
- City of SeaTac Human Service Providers
- City of Seattle Food Vouchers during this pandemic
- City of Tacoma COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program
- Vancouver Specific Resource List
- Seattle COVID-19 “Request Support” Form – If you need food or other supplies dropped at your front door.
EDUCATION RESOURCES / Recursos Educativos
- School Closures FAQ from the Washington Office of Superintendent
- Public School Meal Distribution:
- Highline Public Schools
- Seattle Public Schools (multiple languages)
- FREE Access to Internet for Seattle Public School Students
UNEMPLOYMENT RESOURCES / Recursos de desempleo
- How to apply for Unemployment in Washington State (w/ updates about COVID-19)
- Worker Q&A during this time
- Paid Sick Leave & Coronavirus from the WA State Department of Labor & Industries
RESOURCES FOR UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS / Recursos para personas indocumentadas
- Tangible Support for Undocumented Communities during COVID-19 from Immigrants Rising
- A list of resources for undocumented folks
- Healthcare access – safe healthcare centers in the WA
- Free and charitable clinics
- Alien Emergancy Medical (AEM) – Atención Médica de Emergencia para Extranjeros
- Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is now allowing undocumented adults to apply for Alien Emergency Medical (AEM) if they need COVID-19 testing. HCA will come out with more changes/information/direction soon. However, in the meantime, individuals can apply online at www.washingtonconnection.org or by completing the Application for Long-Term Care/Aged, Blind, Disabled Coverage (HCA 18-005). This application can be downloaded from the Health Care Authority website.
- COVID-19 Relief Fund for Undocumented People | COVID-19 Fondo de Ayuda para Personas Indocumentadas
- Founded by South Seattle College student organizer, this is a fund to help ensure undocumented families can continue to pay back their rent once the current residential evictions moratorium has been lifted.
- El Centro de la Raza – Emergency Response Fund
- Seattle COVID-19 “Request Support” Form – If you need food or other supplies dropped at your front door.
- Emergency Funds from Betancourt Macias Family Scholarship Foundation
- If you are undocumented yourself or have family members who are undocumented and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, you can fill out the request form and receive emergency funds.
More Recent Immigrant Justice News..
8/29: Hundreds of thousands of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany were turned away by the US because of a clause in the immigration law. Trump's reviving it(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1410
8/29: Hundreds of thousands of Jews fleeing Nazi Germany were turned away by the US because of a clause in the immigration law. Trump's reviving it(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1411
12/3: Developers join call for GitHub to cancel its ICE contract
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1412
12/4: Farmworker Justice Update
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1413
12/4: Trump pressured Pentagon to give $400 million border wall contract to his favorite Fox News guest
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1414
12/5: Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1415
12/5: Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1416
12/5: Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care(3)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1417
12/5: Inside the Cell Where a Sick 16-Year-Old Boy Died in Border Patrol Care(4)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1418
12/10: Spokane vs. the Border Patrol: How Immigration Agents Stake Out a City Bus Station(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1419
12/10: Spokane vs. the Border Patrol: How Immigration Agents Stake Out a City Bus Station(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1420
1/21: A Northeastern University student from Iran was removed from the US despite an emergency stay. CBP says it was not aware of the judge's order
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1421
1/28: 192 Migrants Rescued in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1422
1/29: ‘Made in China’: how Wuhan coronavirus spread anti-Chinese racism like a disease through Asia
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1423
1/30: Anti-Trump-themed ‘Immigrant Food’ restaurant owned by lobbyists for right-wing Latin American coup leaders who fueled migration crisis
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1424
1/31: Trump expands long-standing immigration ban to include six more countries, most from Africa(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1425
1/31: Trump expands long-standing immigration ban to include six more countries, most from Africa(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1426
2/11: How to Yellow-Cake a Tragedy: the NY Times Spreads the Virus of Hatred, Again(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1427
2/11: How to Yellow-Cake a Tragedy: the NY Times Spreads the Virus of Hatred, Again(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1428
2/11: How to Yellow-Cake a Tragedy: the NY Times Spreads the Virus of Hatred, Again(3)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1429
2/12: Kobe, Impeachment and the Coronavirus: A Study on the Dangers of White Liberal Fragility(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1430
2/12: Kobe, Impeachment and the Coronavirus: A Study on the Dangers of White Liberal Fragility(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1431
2/14: Border Patrol Will Deploy Elite Tactical Agents to Sanctuary Cities
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1432
2/14: Klobuchar gets a grilling
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1433
2/28 RT Interview: Why are 1000s of Americans being detained for dissent?
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1434
2/29: First US Coronavirus Death Near Canada, But Trump Confirms Closing Mexico Border Under Consideration
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1435
3/2: ICE's New York Office Uses a Rigged Algorithm to Keep Virtually All Arrestees in Detention
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1436
3/5: APALA Releases Guidance on How to Protect AAPI Workers in light of COVID-19
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1439
3/6: Coronavirus Alarm Blends Yellow Peril and Red Scare(1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1437
3/6: Coronavirus Alarm Blends Yellow Peril and Red Scare(2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1438
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Useful Immigrant Resources on Detention and Deportation
Immigrants Shape California: New "Access to Justice" Laws
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1688
ICE custody program and its budget
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1699
Refugee Appropriations Docs & Resources
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1702
Immigration Bond: How to Get Your Money Back (1)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1708
Immigration Bond: How to Get Your Money Back (2)
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi?file=Issues&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=1709
Face Sheet: Immigration Detention--Questions and Answers (Dec, 2008) by: http://www.thepoliticsofimmigration.org
Thanks for GREAT works from Detention Watch Network (DWN) to compiled the following information, please visit DWN website: http://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org
Tracking
ICE's Enforcement Agenda
Real
Deal fact sheet on detention
Real
Deal fact sheet on border
- From
Raids to Deportation-A Community Resource Kit
- Know Your Rights in the Community (English,
Spanish)
- Know
Your Rights in Detention
- Pre-Raid
Community Safety Plan
- Raids
to Deportation Map
- Raids
to Deportation Policy Map
More on Immigration Resource Page
http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/resource.htm
Immigrants and their supporters are participating in marches all over the country to protest proposed national legislation and to seek justice for immigrants. The materials available here provide important information about the rights and risks involved for anyone who is planning to participate in the ongoing marches.
If government agents question you, it is important to understand your rights. You should be careful in the way you speak when approached by the police, FBI, or INS. If you give answers, they can be used against you in a criminal, immigration, or civil case.
The ACLU's publications below provide effective and useful guidance in several languages for many situations. The brochures apprise you of your legal rights, recommend how to preserve those rights, and provide guidance on how to interact with officials.
IMMIGRATION
Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement
| Conozca Sus Derechos Frente A Los Agentes Del Orden Público
ACLU of Massachusetts - Your Rights And Responsibilities If You Are Contacted By The Authorities English | Spanish | Chinese
ACLU of Massachusetts - What to do if stopped and questioned about your immigration status on the street, the subway, or the bus
| Que hacer si Usted es interrogado en el tren o autobus acerca de su estatus inmigratorio
ACLU of South Carolina - How To Deal With A 287(g)
| Como Lidiar Con Una 287(g)
ACLU of Southern California - What to Do If Immigration Agents or Police Stop You While on Foot, in Your Car, or Come to Your Home
| Qué Hacer Si Agentes de Inmigración o la Policía lo Paran Mientras Va Caminando, lo Detienen en su Auto o Vienen a su Hogar
ACLU of Washington - Brochure for Iraqis: What to Do If the FBI or Police Contact You for Questioning English | Arabic
ACLU of Washington - Your Rights at Checkpoints at Ferry Terminals
| Sus Derechos en Puestos de Control en las Terminales de Transbordadores
LABOR / FREE SPEECH
Immigrant Protests - What Every Worker Should Know:
| Manifestaciones de los Inmigrantes - Lo Que Todo Trabajador Debe Saber
PROTESTERS
ACLU of Florida Brochure - The Rights of Protesters
| Los Derechos de los Manifestantes
STUDENTS
Washington State - Student Walkouts and Political Speech at School
| Huelgas Estudiantiles y Expresión Política en las Escuelas
California Students: Public School Walk-outs and Free Speech
| Estudiantes de California: Marchas o Huelgas y La Libertad de Expresión en las Escuelas Públicas
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