WHEN: Thursday, March 16th, 2017
4:30 PM press conference, 5:00 PM rally
WHERE: In front of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) building, 101 W. Congress Parkway, downtown Chicago
On March 16th, 2017, Trump’s new version of the Muslim Ban will go into effect across the United States. This ban still affects people from 6 Arab, Muslim, and African countries
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–Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Iran, and Syria. While the Trump administration has tried to apply cosmetic changes by excluding legal permanent residents and those who already have visas, one thing is clear–It is Still a Muslim Ban!
The new ban is cloaked in the same xenophobic, anti-Arab, and anti-Muslim language of the first. In attacking Arabs and Muslims with War on Terror language, it is clear that the goal is to further target and criminalize our communities through racism.
This ban also comes on the heels of the ramping up of ICE activity as a result of the Department of Homeland Security memos on immigration
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enforcement. These dangerous memos have created a climate of repression and fear across immigrant communities in the U.S., especially Mexicans and Central Americans. This is why the Chicago welcoming city ordinance amendments, now in the city council, are so important to be passed.
In addition, this ban also comes as the Department of Justice, led by the racist Jeff Sessions, has promised to further criminalize protests, and take the gloves off local police departments, like Chicago’s, allowing them to get away with their brutality and crimes.
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For these reasons, we say join us on March 16th at 4:30 PM at 101 W. Congress Parkway in downtown Chicago, as we so NO to the Muslim Ban, NO to ICE raids, and NO to the criminalization of Black communities and protest.
AAAN’s Muhammad Sankari interviewed about the ban on Vocalo Radio
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