[Oe List ...] Another contribution of Children of the Order

[Herman Greene]

Karen, 

 

I know that Brendan will be thrilled to hear of your work. I’m copying him on this email.

 

Herman

 

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From: oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of KarenBueno at aol.com
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Another contribution of Children of the Order

 

Thanks, Herman, for letting me know that your son is working with CIRC (Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition).  I take their email newsletter here in Denver, and it sounds like they are doing great work on raising the issues of immigration.  

 

The United Methodist Church in the Rocky Mountain Conference is interested, but not very quick in taking action, in beginning a Justice For Our Neighbors (JFON) clinic here in Denver.   The services of that clinic would help those who have some chance of obtaining a visa to be in the US legally, but who cannot afford good attorneys.  I am serving on the committee in the conference.  (google JFON for more info)

 

I also work with the United Methodist Women, whose global organization has immigration rights as a top priority.  Perhaps you or someone else can suggest a way to become more powerful by forming some cooperation among these groups.

 

Thanks for the notice of the Westwood article.

 

Karen Bueno

 

In a message dated 3/23/2012 7:27:10 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, hfgreene at mindspring.com writes:

My son and Joy Warner’s son works with the Colorado Immigrant Rights association. He has worked for two years on the case involved in this article. He is excited that now the Department of Justice is coming to investigate the matter and he is hopeful that a nationwide policy will grow out of this case. 

 

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2012/03/ice_immigration_school_resource_officers_roaring_fork_valley.php

 

​ Immigration advocates are hopeful that a new agreement between the Roaring Fork School District and three local police departments will put an end to the controversial <http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/10/immigration_ice_aclu_school_police_officers.php>  collaboration between school resource officers and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. But they also fear that the agreement doesn't go far enough -- and they've asked the federal Department of Homeland Security to investigate.

A letter provided to Westword confirms that the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, or CRCL, received a complaint about the issue. It says the complaint will be forwarded to the DHS Office of the Inspector General to review. If that office declines to investigate, it will be returned to CRCL for an "appropriate response" -- which could include an investigation to "find and address problems in DHS policy."

Westword has contacted DHS to ask whether the CRCL has decided to investigate. Brendan Greene with the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and Rebecca Wallance, an attorney with the Colorado ACLU, say the CRCL has agreed to do so.

Herman

 

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Herman Greene

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hfgreene at mindspring.com 

 



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