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Drop the Charges on Alejandro Orellana! National Day of Protest on June 27!
The Committee to Stop FBI Repression is calling on organizations across the US to join a national day of action on June 27, the date of Alejandro Orellana’s preliminary hearing, and demand that the charges be dropped at once.
Alejandro Orellana is an immigrant rights activist in the Chicano-led organization Centro CSO and was raided by the FBI for protesting deportations in Los Angeles. He faces two bogus federal charges, including conspiracy to commit disorder which carries up to 5 years in prison, and a charge of aiding and abetting civil disorder. On June 27, Orellana will have his preliminary hearing and first court appearance.
Orellana has done nothing wrong. We believe that protesting ICE raids and deportations is not a crime. Orellana has been a leading member of the Centro CSO for over 10 years. He has been public and forthright in organizing against ICE raids and the Trump administrations. His activism and visible resistance to Trump and ICE serves as a model and inspiration for us all.
It is for this reason and no other that he is being targeted. To protect our First Amendment rights, our freedom of speech, and our right to say no to the ICE operations and the Trump administration, we believe it is critical to defend Alejandro Orellana.
We are calling on supporters in all cities and towns to:
1) Organize a protest for June 27 at your federal courthouse to demand that the US government drop the charges on Alejandro Orellana.
2) Call U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli on June 27 at 213-894-2400 and demand that the charges be dropped.
3) If you are in an organization, release a solidarity statement to demand that the charges be dropped. You can find templates and samples on our website: https://stopfbi.org/news/june-27-national-day-of-action-for-alejandro-orellana-drop-the-charges-protesting-ice-is-not-a-crime/.
4) Donate to the legal fund: Venmo @CentroCSO or Zelle CSO at: +1 (323) 580-3764.
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