Comite Latino says a recent increase in raids by local Border Patrol continues to rip families apart. “We always advocate for family unity and unfortunately agents like the border patrol have no respect for the kind of families we want in this area,” said Romero.
A group of protesters rallied outside the Border Patrol office in Indio calling for an end to deportations and urging President Obama to move forward with his plans for immigration reform. “It’s really useless and pointless to talk about immigration reform and the people that are going to benefit from that immigration reform are being taken away from the country,” said Fernando Romero, from the Justice for Immigrants Coalition.
Protesters held signs saying “no deportations,” the primary concern of activists all over the country. The National Day Laborer Organizing Network submitted a 41-page rule-making petition to the Department of Homeland Security that argues President Obama has the legal authority and moral imperative to stop deporting otherwise law-abiding immigrants who entered the country illegally. The group that organized the event, Comite Latino says a recent increase in raids by local Border Patrol continues to rip families apart. “We always advocate for family unity and unfortunately agents like the border patrol have no respect for the kind of families we want in this area,” said Romero.
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