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A man looks out across the border fence that separates the U.S. from Mexico at El Faro Park in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
The BBC’s Valeria Perasso is on the US border, exploring the journey that Mexican deportees take as they pass through a set of metal doors in the security fence, back to their home country.
Prior to their removal from America, there is usually a period of temporary detention. As they are led through the doors, which are opened several times a day by officials, they consider their past lives in terms of what they are leaving behind and their future, which is uncertain. In the year that President Obama prioritises comprehensive immigration reform and as the number of deportations under his Presidency reaches record levels, Assignment discovers the changing profile of a typical deportee – those who may have lived in the US for decades and are determined to keep trying to cross back. This programme is part of the Freedom2014 season and follows people who have been living in the shadows as undocumented migrants in the US and joins them on their reluctant return to Mexico and a freedom they often do not want.
Produced by Nina Robinson
Hyattsville, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) met today with community leaders from across Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland for a roundtable on immigration reform. Hosted by CASA de Maryland, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Senator Cardin to hear from key stakeholders in the immigration debate and to share the latest proposals coming from Washington. The event follows the first week of deliberation by the Senate Judiciary Committee of comprehensive immigration reform legislation (S. 744). It also comes just days after a group in the House of Representatives announced that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
“We need to seize this unprecedented opportunity to pass real, bipartisan immigration reform. We cannot do this in pieces; it must be a comprehensive effort that allows for a fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
Kelemen Hanker: born in 1903 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA. Family from Magyarpolány, Hungary. Traveling to Camden, New Jersey.
Hyattsville, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) met today with community leaders from across Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland for a roundtable on immigration reform. Hosted by CASA de Maryland, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Senator Cardin to hear from key stakeholders in the immigration debate and to share the latest proposals coming from Washington. The event follows the first week of deliberation by the Senate Judiciary Committee of comprehensive immigration reform legislation (S. 744). It also comes just days after a group in the House of Representatives announced that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
“We need to seize this unprecedented opportunity to pass real, bipartisan immigration reform. We cannot do this in pieces; it must be a comprehensive effort that allows for a fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
Two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on a television from their holding area where hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Nogales, Ariz. CPB provided media tours Wednesday of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)
A sign from those days, warning the public not to trespass on the train lines around the erstwhile immigrant railroad.(New York, USA, Oct. 2006)
Birmingham, AL: United Methodist Women's National Seminar studied and acted upon topics including climate change, human trafficking, domestic violence, immigration; On Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, participants walked to First United Methodist Church for immigration prayer vigil; rallied in Linn Park on public transportation and climate justice, and made collages to raise awareness of domestic violence. © Meg McKinney for United Methodist Women.
Hyattsville, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) met today with community leaders from across Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland for a roundtable on immigration reform. Hosted by CASA de Maryland, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Senator Cardin to hear from key stakeholders in the immigration debate and to share the latest proposals coming from Washington. The event follows the first week of deliberation by the Senate Judiciary Committee of comprehensive immigration reform legislation (S. 744). It also comes just days after a group in the House of Representatives announced that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
“We need to seize this unprecedented opportunity to pass real, bipartisan immigration reform. We cannot do this in pieces; it must be a comprehensive effort that allows for a fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
Peace by Piece discussing creating Iowa City to be a Sanctuary City. A sanctuary city is one where persons are not questioned of their immigration status. The conversation also involves immigration as a 2010 election issue. Where do those running for office stand on immigration?
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June 28, 2013 – National Restaurant Association sponsors immigration policy conversation at Bloomberg Government in Washington. The event featured Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and moderator Peter Cook of Bloomberg TV.
Protesters join an Immigration Rally organized by The Alliance for Labor and Immigrant Rights and Jobs for All near City Hall New York City on May 1, 2010.
More photos from the rally are available in this set.
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Volunteer César Mata (right) of Catholic Charities leads Honduran immigrants to the bus station in McAllen, Texas. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
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Labour Party campaign mug for the 2015 General Election. Reads ‘Controls on immigration. I’m voting Labour 7 May.
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On Saturday 8th August 2015 hundreds of people travelled from all over the country to surround Yarl's Wood Detention Centre and demand the closure of the remote Immigration Removal Centre located in Bedfordshire. There have been reports of poor conditions and bad treatment of those who have been detained in the centre often indefinitely, with no clear indication of how long they will remain imprisoned within the heavily fenced building, situated in the middle of nowhere.
Yarl's Wood is specifically for women and adult family groups. On their website the following words can be found: "Respect, Support, Commitment. That's our promise."
Yet this is a far cry from what those detained on the other side of the fence experience. We heard from women who were detained, who told us of poor healthcare and conditions, women on valid visas being detained and a feeling of fear and suffering.
Hyattsville, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) met today with community leaders from across Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland for a roundtable on immigration reform. Hosted by CASA de Maryland, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Senator Cardin to hear from key stakeholders in the immigration debate and to share the latest proposals coming from Washington. The event follows the first week of deliberation by the Senate Judiciary Committee of comprehensive immigration reform legislation (S. 744). It also comes just days after a group in the House of Representatives announced that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
“We need to seize this unprecedented opportunity to pass real, bipartisan immigration reform. We cannot do this in pieces; it must be a comprehensive effort that allows for a fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
Immigrants who have just been released from a U.S. Border Patrol detention facility clutch water bottles and personal belongings while they wait in line at the bus station in McAllen, Texas. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Steel plates stand atop the posts of the border fence that marks the boundary between Mexico and the U.S. at El Faro Park in Tijuana, Mexico. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
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The Fernandez family of Gunnison, Rolando, left, Lydia and Itzel, listen as several speakers presented at Saturday's immigration reform vigil at Demoret Park.
Campaign Meeting held on Valentines Day to discuss the right to family life and the new immigration rules.
Photos courtesy of Jason Wen www.jasonwenphoto.net/
Hyattsville, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) met today with community leaders from across Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland for a roundtable on immigration reform. Hosted by CASA de Maryland, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Senator Cardin to hear from key stakeholders in the immigration debate and to share the latest proposals coming from Washington. The event follows the first week of deliberation by the Senate Judiciary Committee of comprehensive immigration reform legislation (S. 744). It also comes just days after a group in the House of Representatives announced that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
“We need to seize this unprecedented opportunity to pass real, bipartisan immigration reform. We cannot do this in pieces; it must be a comprehensive effort that allows for a fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
I hear that in the future there will be no passports, no visas, no refusal to entry anywhere in the world...
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A helicopter from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations agency flies over a sugar cane field where people who crossed into the United States illegally are hiding along the Rio Grande near McAllen, Texas. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Birmingham, AL: United Methodist Women's National Seminar studied and acted upon topics including climate change, human trafficking, domestic violence, immigration; On Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, participants walked to First United Methodist Church for immigration prayer vigil; rallied in Linn Park on public transportation and climate justice, and made collages to raise awareness of domestic violence. © Meg McKinney for United Methodist Women.
Hyattsville, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) met today with community leaders from across Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland for a roundtable on immigration reform. Hosted by CASA de Maryland, the roundtable discussion provided an opportunity for Senator Cardin to hear from key stakeholders in the immigration debate and to share the latest proposals coming from Washington. The event follows the first week of deliberation by the Senate Judiciary Committee of comprehensive immigration reform legislation (S. 744). It also comes just days after a group in the House of Representatives announced that they had reached a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
“We need to seize this unprecedented opportunity to pass real, bipartisan immigration reform. We cannot do this in pieces; it must be a comprehensive effort that allows for a fair pathway to citizenship for the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants now living in the United States.
Protesters join an Immigration Rally organized by The Alliance for Labor and Immigrant Rights and Jobs for All near City Hall New York City on May 1, 2010.
More photos from the rally are available in this set.
© 2010 Jens Schott Knudsen | blog.pamhule.com | Twitter @jensschott