![]() SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE GATHERED LAST THURSDAY OUTSIDE THE ICE OFFICE CLOSING DOWN THE STREET TO TRAFFIC AND CON- DUCTING A REVIVAL AND INTERFAITH WORSHIP WITH TESTIMONIALS FROM DETAINEES HELD AT THE SHERIDAN, OREGON FEDERAL PRISON. WE WERE THERE TO DEMAND THAT ICE IMMEDIATELY FREE THE REMAINING DETAINEES - APPROXIMATELY 68 PLUS STILL HELD AT THE FEDERAL PRISON. ICE HAS THE POWER TO FREE THESE DETAINEES. AT THE END OF THE MUSIC AND SINGING AND PRAYING, TWENTY CLERGY GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE ICE GATES AND PREPARED THEMSELVES TO BE ARRESTED. WE KEEP ON SINGING AND SHARING WHILE WAITING FOR ICE AND THE PORTLAND POLICE TO DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED. FINALLY THEY WERE ARRESTED AND TAKEN FOR BOOKING AT THE DOWNTOWN POLICE OFFICE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ACTION EACH OF US CALLED ELIZABETH GODFREY, FIELD DIRECTOR FOR THE PORTLAND ICE OFFICE TO ASK - NO DEMAND THAT THE REMAINING DETAINEES BE RELEASED. ![]() www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-kHf0MHlEo&app=desktop CLICK ON THE LINK TO WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE VIGIL. BE INSPIRED TO TAKE ACTION WHEREVER YOU ARE! STAY TUNED FOR THE OCTOBER WEEK OF ACTION WITH A WALKING CARAVAN FROM SHERIDAN PRISON TO THE DALLES FACILITY WHERE OTHER PERSONS ARE DETAINED! THE PAST TWO MONTHS HAVE BEEN BUSY AS IMIRJ IS ACCOMPANYING A HONDURAN MOTHER AND CHILD WHO HAVE SOUGHT ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE INVOLVED IN HELPING HER ADJUST TO A NEW HOME AND NEW COUNTRY. SHE WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT HER CHILD WAS NOT TAKEN FROM HER AS SHE SOUGHT ASLYUM AT THE TIJUANA BORDER THREE MONTHS AGO.
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