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Roger Calero to speak about his fight against deportation on Thurs in
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Aimee L Smith)
Wed Mar 12 17:24:44 2003
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This is being forwarded by the July 26th Coalition. It is not a July 26th
Coalition Event.
Fight the Deportation of Róger Calero
Speak Out Against Attacks on Immigrants
Also Featuring Amer Jubran, Palestinian activist fighting deportation,
Nalda Vigezzi, Co-chair of the National Network on Cuba*; speaking on the
Cuban Five, who have recently placed in solitary confinement
On December 3, Róger Calero, the associate editor of Perspectiva Mundial, a
Spanish language news magazine published in New York, was arrested by the
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) at the Houston airport. Calero,
born in Nicaragua, has lived in the U.S. for 17 years, has held permanent
residence since 1990, and is married to a U.S. citizen. They live in Newark,
New Jersey.
The INS held Calero in detention for 10 days and let him out after protests
from around the country. But they scheduled exclusion proceedings for March 25
in an effort to deport him. The INS is basing its exclusion attempt on a
marijuana conviction Calero received while in high school. This information
was not new to the INS. When Calero applied for permanent residency in 1989 he
included information about his conviction. He was granted a green card and in
2000 the INS renewed his card. Calero, who also writes for The Militant, a
socialist news weekly, has traveled widely, both in this country and Latin
America covering labor struggles and other news.
This attempt by the INS to deport Calero from the United States is an
attack on his rights as a permanent resident, on his right to work as a
journalist, and on the rights of everyone. Calero is fighting today for an
immediate halt to government exclusion proceedings against him. Supporters of
freedom of the press, of the rights of immigrants, of the trade unions, and of
civil liberties have launched a public campaign to stop his removal from the
country and win the restoration of his rights.
Come hear Calero explain his fight and also hear about the struggles of
others facing similar attacks.
Thursday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Most Holy Redeemer Church
72 Maverick St., East Boston
(Blue Line T to Maverick Square, left on Maverick St. 1 block to London St.)
For more information call: 617-359-7973
Sponsored by: Boston Róger Calero Defense Committee
*Organization listed for identification only
--
Charlie Welch
