Douglas City Council Opposes Border Militarization
From the City of Douglas
THE CITY OF DOUGLAS
425 10TH STREET, DOUGLAS, ARIZONA 85607
TELEPHONE (520) 364-1586 FAX (520) 364-7507
MEDIA ADVISORY
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006, DOUGLAS, ARIZONA - THIS IS A RESOLUTION APPROVED AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOUGLAS, ARIZONA, COCHISE COUNTY, EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE ADDITIONAL BORDER FENCING WITHIN THE CITY OF DOUGLAS AS WELL AS OPPOSITION TO MILITARY PESONNEL STATIONED ALONG THE BORDER. Read more about it »

Cochise County asks Terry Goddard: Prosecute Border Vigilantes
On Thursday, Border Action joined Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard in Tucson as he announced his campaign for re-election at the Justice Court Courthouse. We talked with Terry’s supporters and campaign workers about his failure to prosecute border vigilantes in Cochise County. The majority of attendees were supportive and signed postcards calling on Terry to prosecute vigilantes and put on stickers that said “Stop Border Vigilantes Para la Paz y Seguridad” (for peace and safety). We had tipped off Telemundo and they came to cover the event and interviewed Border Action campaign coordinator Gustavo Lozano. We’ll be following Terry on the campaign trail until he meets with people who were terrorized by Roger Barnett. To join us or to get a campaign info packet and postcards drop us an email to ban@borderaction.org. Read more about it »

Border Patrol Chief “Missing Person” After One Year of No Response to Community Inquiries
Border Action Sends “Search Party” to BP Office. Tucson, AZ – Wearing shirts that read "Where is the Chief? Desaparecido" over 60 people from Nogales, Douglas and Tucson formed a search party on Friday to look for Border Patrol Sector Chief Michael Nicely. Read more about it »

Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Vigilante Roger Barnett
Border Vigilantes Armed With Assault Weapons Terrorize Local Douglas Families And Children
Victims file civil lawsuit against Barnett family & call for state prosecution On October 30th, 2004, border vigilante Roger Barnett detained members of the Morales and English families in Douglas, Arizona, threatening them with a loaded AR-15 assault rifle and attack dogs, and barraging them with verbal abuse and racist insults. The children, ages 9-11, and their parents, who believed Barnett intended to murder them, suffered severe emotional trauma. Read more about it »

Derechos pa' Todos
The Border Patrol is the nation's largest law enforcement agency with nearly 12,000 agents. Charged with enforcing immigration laws and drug policies, the Border Patrol has allocated over 80% of its agents to the southern US-Mexico border. After September 11th, the Border Patrol gained national prominence as one of the key anti-terrorism forces. With that, their budget and power has grown. Unfortunately, the oversight and accountability of the Border Patrol to the communities they work in and the people they detain has, at best, stayed the same if not diminished. Read more about it »

No Vigilante Violence on the Border (2004-2006)
An ugly movement of armed, militia-style civilian groups has begun patrolling the Arizona border for immigrants. Men, women and children are held at gunpoint, chased by dogs, and in some cases beaten or shot. Read more about it »

Fighting Immigrant Prisons in Arizona
Beginning in the mid-1990'S, immigrants crossing the Arizona-Mexico border have tragically become the targets of hypersurveillance and intense racial scapegoating. Conservative property owners near the border have demanded that Governor Jane Hull and legislators deploy, in mass, the Arizona National Guard to "seal the border." Read more about it »

Immigrant Prisons VICTORY
With the passage of the USA Patriot Act, the Border Security Bill and other counter-terrorism measures, criminalization of immigrants and military build-up along the border is on the rise. One industry in particular, the prison industry, has been gearing up to fulfill the newest demand: incarceration of immigrants. Read more about it »

More Photos of Tucson Rally
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