This zine was created by the people closest to the issue – directly impacted communities and grassroots community organizers.
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As an undocumented-led collective in the city of Chicago, we will take a moment to breathe and cherish this moment as we prepare to continue the ongoing radical grassroots organizing happening throughout the city. Trump is on his way out of office. However, we know that the same racist and inhumane structures of this capitalist empire are still up and running.
For us at OCAD this moment is a reminder that the struggle for dignity and justice is far from over.
Este taller de criminalización es un recurso preparado por Comunidades Organizadas contra las Deportaciones (OCAD) y el Centro para la Nueva Comunidad (CNC). La clave para luchar contra el sentimiento anti-inmigrante es comprender que no se trata de delincuencia, sino de la criminalización.
Genoveva’s case is one of OCAD’s first victories. OCAD supported her in filing a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (something that takes a lot of courage). As a result, Genoveva got her U visa approved, is with her family and continues to fight for others.
Wilmer Catalan had been residing in the US for over 10 years and, in March of 2017, ICE agents unlawfully entered his home without a criminal warrant or consent. ICE had conducted a raid based on false information obtained from the Chicago Police Department indicating Wilmer belonged to a street gang.
We are a movement against deportations and the criminalization of our people.
We’ve seen real power in action when we come together to ensure that the most criminalized amongst us aren’t left out of “reforms”. We’ve created a space for undocumented people to fight back and co-benefit from a network of support. We’ve also fought against policing and other parts of the deportation pipeline, and contributed to bringing criminalization to the forefront of the immigrant rights movement.
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