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Vol. 81/No. 14 April 10, 2017
Pa. protest: ‘I won’t let you disappear my neighbors!’
Militant/Ruth Robinett
READING, Pa. — Carrying signs saying “I will not let you disappear my
neighbors,” “No 287g,” and “If you come for immigrants I will stand in
your way!” some 250 supporters of immigrant rights demonstrated here
March 18, at the Berks County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Eric Weaknecht
says he wants to assign his force to collaborate with the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help catch and detain
undocumented workers. ICE’s 287(g) program authorizes extending the
agency’s powers to local cops. This would be the first time the program
would be implemented in Pennsylvania.
The protest was sponsored by Make the Road Pennsylvania. “What the
sheriff is proposing could terrorize thousands and thousands of
residents of Berks County,” Adanjesus Marin, Make the Road’s director,
told protesters.
— JANET POST
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