Summary: <p>Thanksgiving is this week. Traditionally, we remember immigrants who came to this land and we celebrate their joining with the native population to give thanks. Is that a true depiction of what happened? Does that happen now? We’re talking about immigration and immigrants in our area. <a href="https://law.uark.edu/service-outreach/clinics/index/uid/am242/name/Amelia+McGowan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://law.uark.edu/service-outreach/clinics/index/uid/am242/name/Amelia+McGowan/</a></p><br><p>Past podcasts:</p><ul> <li>Immigration Law : May 23, 2017 Attorney Lee Russell discussed Immigration Law, the role of ICE, and visa overstays. <a href="http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257674" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/5cd2d695f9e59c9966257674</a> </li> <li>Immigration: October 1, 2019 Guest: Patricia Ice, Legal Project Director<strong> </strong>at Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance spoke about the work of MIRA and the ramifications to families from the August 2019 immigration raids in Mississippi <a href="https://yourmira.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://yourmira.org/</a> <a href="http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-immigration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-immigration</a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><p>If you want to read what the Immigration and Customs Enforcement has to say about the 2019 searches: <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-executes-federal-search-warrants-multiple-mississippi-locations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-executes-federal-search-warrants-multiple-mississippi-locations</a></p><br><p>Even though ACLU is the “American” Civil Liberties Union, their website says: Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them if stopped by law enforcement. Their website has information in English and a pdf you can download for Spanish speakers. <a href="https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrant-rights" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.aclu-ms.org/en/know-your-rights/immigrant-rights</a> </p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
