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Subject: ADVISORY: Local Farmer, Teacher to Begin Jail Sentence for I.C.E. Protest PRESS ADVISORY Media contact: Arely Diaz, cont...@thefangcollective.org, 201-665-9358 Local Farmer, Teacher to Begin Jail Sentence for I.C.E. Protest WHO: Local community members, faith leaders and members of The FANG Collective. For the past year The FANG Collective has been organizing to end the 287(g) agreement between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Bristol County Sheriff's Department. This agreement allows for Sheriffs to be able to carry out the duties of ICE officers and detain people on immigration charges. WHAT: Last August four people with The FANG Collective were arrested at the Bristol County House Corrections after peacefully blocking the entrances to the prison. The action was carried out in solidarity with ICE detainees who were on hunger strike to protest the dire conditions at the facility. Bristol County Sheriff's reacted to the action with violence, resulting in two demonstrators receiving traumatic brain injuries. Holly, one of the four people arrested at the action has been sentenced to ten days in jail and is set to begin the sentence on Tuesday, June 4th. This case marks one of the first times that a person has been sentenced to jail time for an ICE related protest. This comes at a time when free speech and protest are becoming highly criminalized under the Trump administration. Community members will gather outside of the New Bedford District Court at 8:45am to show their support for Holly, before heading into the Court at 9am. WHERE: New Bedford District Court, 75 North 6th Street, New Bedford MA WHEN: Tuesday, June 4th 8:45am -- Best regards, Andrew Stewart _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
