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ACTIONS: Phone INS Today, Protest INS on Thurs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Tue Feb 25 10:27:42 2003
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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:27:22 -0500
From: Aimee L Smith <alsmith@MIT.EDU>
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Please help stand up against the INS/FBI targeting of immigrant Amer Jubran
for the purpose of political repression. And we thought COINTELPRO was
ruled illegal. Well, it seems it is back with a legal veneer, but not if
we don't let them get away with it. There is no justice, just us.
In hope,
Aimee
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>
> ***Please forward widely***
>
> PRE-TRIAL HEARING PICKET (2/27); ONGOING PHONE CAMPAIGN (2/25)
>
> Amer Jubran's pre-trial hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 27th
> at 9 AM at the JFK Federal Building in Government Center in Boston.
> Please gather at 9 AM in front of the JFK Federal Building for a rally
> and picket to protest the INS deportation proceedings and to demand all
> charges against Amer Jubran be dropped. We need your presence at his
> hearing and your support in our ongoing phone campaign.
>
> Please call INS on Tuesday February 25th (617) 565-4214 and reference
> Amer Jubran's upcoming pre-trial hearing date this Thursday February
> 27th and demand that the illegitimate charges against Amer be dropped.
> Please also demand that the INS grant an immediate meeting with Amer
> Jubran Defense Committee representatives regarding public concerns about
> the INS pattern of racial profiling, political detention, and violation
> of constitutional rights.
>
> If you are not familiar with Mr. Jubran's case or the details of his
> defense, further information can be found below or at
> www.amerjubrandefense.org.
>
> * News from the campaign:
>
> - In light of the illegal aspects of his arrest and detention, Mr.
> Jubran filed a formal complaint with the INS Regional Office in Boston
> on January 30th and forwarded complaint letters to the Regional District
> Director on February 5th. In phone calls to INS, ask what specific
> actions the INS has taken to respond to the formal complaint filed by
> Mr. Jubran on January 30th. Has there been a formal investigation?
> Have the INS agents involved in his arrest been questioned or received
> any formal reprimand?
>
> - Phone calling tip: The office administrative assistant you speak to
> may tell you that they are not at liberty to discuss Mr. Jubran's case
> with you or that they have received too many phone calls to respond to
> you individually. Nevertheless, please be sure to register your
> concerns with Mr. Steven Farquharson (Regional District Director), Mr.
> Dennis Riordan (Deputy District Director), and Ms. Paula Grenier (Public
> Affairs Spokesperson). If you are not forwarded directly to Mr.
> Farquharson or Mr. Riordan, ask for Paula Grenier's mailbox. She has
> been filing reports on the number and content of calls received
> regarding Mr. Jubran's case.
>
> - Please continue writing and faxing letters to the Boston INS
> office if you have not done so already. It is most strategic to
> fax letters this week, as Amer's pre-trial hearing is this Thursday,
> February 27th.
>
> * Background on the case:
>
> On the morning of November 4, 2002, well-known Palestinian rights
> activist Amer Jubran was arrested by INS agents at his home in
> Cumberland, Rhode Island. Only two days earlier, Mr. Jubran had helped
> to lead a march for Palestinian rights in Boston-the first demonstration
> organized by the New England Committee to Defend Palestine, a group
> which he had helped to create. The details of his arrest make it clear
> that he was targeted for his political activism and outspokenness:
>
> · The arrest was a joint operation carried out by agents of the FBI and
> the INS.
>
> · The FBI attempted to question Mr. Jubran about his legitimate
> political activities and explicitly threatened him with indefinite INS
> detention if he refused to 'cooperate.'
>
> · The arrest took place only after Mr. Jubran insisted on his right to
> have a lawyer present for this attempted interrogation.
>
> The INS proceeded to hold Amer for 17 days at the Adult Correctional
> Institution in Cranston, RI, without bail. They informed his lawyer that
> they intended to hold him 'indefinitely,' but refused to cite any
> charges or infractions of INS regulations that would warrant such
> detention. After a concerted international campaign of public pressure,
> the INS finally agreed to hold a bond hearing. Amer was released on
> minimum bond on November 21.
>
> The INS, however, has continued its illegitimate harassment. Amer now
> faces an INS order of deportation based on false allegations of
> technical violations in his green card status. He will have a pre-trial
> hearing on these charges before an INS judge in Boston on February 27,
> 2003.
>
> * Talking points:
>
> Please call the Boston office and express your continued concerns about
> Amer's case and his upcoming pre-trial hearing February 27th. Amer's
> prosecution has been illegal and illegitimate since it began; in light
> of this, the INS charges should be dropped immediately.
>
> --Briefly identify the important facts in the case
>
> --Stress the fact that the INS and FBI collaborated to target a
> political activist and violated due process while doing so
>
> --Demand that the INS end its politically motivated deportation
> proceedings against Amer Jubran
>
> --As mentioned above, inquire after the status of the complaint
> proceedings.
>
> --If you have already written a letter or called previously, please make
> reference to this and express your dissatisfaction if the Boston
> INS has failed to respond to your concerns
>
> --Identify any important qualifications or community standing which
> you may have
>
> * Letter Writing
>
> A deluge of letters to the INS--demanding that Amer Jubran either
> be released immediately or that he be charged openly and a bond
> hearing be set--helped win his release from indefinite INS detention.
> The campaign must be continued to put an end to the illegitimate INS
> proceedings against him. Address and fax numbers can be found below.
>
> * Addresses
>
> Send your letters to:
>
> Mr. Stephen J. Farquharson
> INS Regional District Director
> Room 1700, JFK Federal Building
> Boston, MA 02203
>
> And please CC copies to:
>
> Michael Garcia, Acting Commissioner
> Immigration and Naturalization Service
> 425 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20536
>
> Senator Edward M. Kennedy
> 2400 JFK Federal Building
> Boston, MA 02203
> Phone (617) 565-3170
>
> Senator John Kerry
> One Bowdoin Square, Tenth Floor
> Boston, MA 02114
> Phone (617) 565-8519
>
> Senator Lincoln Chafee
> RI: 401 453 5294
> Fax: 401 453 5085
> 170 Westminster St. Suite 1100
> Providence RI 00903
> www.chafee.senate.gov
>
> Senator Jack Reed
> RI: 401 943 3100
> Fax: 401 464 6837
> 201 Hillside Rd, Suite 200
> Cranston RI 02920
> jack@reed.senate.gov
>
> And finally, please send a copy to us:
>
> Amer Jubran Defense Committee (c/o NECDP)
> P.O. Box 755
> Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
>
> Please let us know if you are willing for us to post your letters
> online and, if you can, please e-mail copies of letters to
> ajdc@amerjubrandefense.org.
>
> * Funds
>
> Money is needed to help cover the costs of what is likely to be a
> protracted legal battle. Checks can be made out to "Amer Jubran
> Defense Committee" and mailed to the address above.
>
> * Organizing
>
> Please consider helping with the work of the Amer Jubran Defense
> Committee. Our next meetings is this Sunday evening, March 2nd at
> 6:30 PM in MIT Rm 12-102.
> We plan to hold ongoing events and actions to build public awareness
> of this case and to organize an effective pressure campaign. We are also
> committed to helping to build a larger movement in response to the
> plight of all immigrant detainees and against growing political
> repression in this country. Contact us for more information about
> weekly meetings and
> public events.
>
> For more information on how to help, please visit
>
> www.amerjubrandefense.org
> email: ajdc@amerjubrandefense.org
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