Virginia Raymond

The "center" in Karnes is having a bit of an identity crisis...If you get a fax from there, or read some of the signs, you'll see the word "detention." But GEO & ICE call it a "residential" center. (Historical note: look up "Potempkin Village") Photo by Virginia Raymond; touched up by Omar Figueredo.

Resolution to release women & children; end ICE’s no-release policy

Virginia Raymond
January 30, 2015
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photo by Virginia Raymond, touched up by Omar Figueredo; art by Rini Templeton Please read this resolution, sign it as yourself, and --- far more importantly -- take it to the…

Frequently asked questions about DAPA & DACA

Virginia Raymond
January 6, 2015
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brought to you by the National Immigration Law Center DAPA-nationalimmigrationlawcenter-2014-11-26

“Estamos detenidas en Karnes tenemos tres hijos…”

Virginia Raymond
November 10, 2014
Opinion

Until today, I was mostly getting phone calls from women in Karnes and from family members around the country; texts from family members in Honduras. Today at 12:30, I received…

What you can do: Take a field trip to immigration court.

Virginia Raymond
November 10, 2014
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Want to understand what's going on with refugees, immigrants, and immigration courts? Go. Take a morning or an afternoon and visit the immigration court closest to you. Look. Listen. Draw.…

Artwork by the late Rini Templeton. Read about her at www.riniart.org

The “credible fear” of a mother & her little boy

Virginia Raymond
November 9, 2014
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Drawing by Rini Templeton, 1935-1986 I went to see three families yesterday in Karnes, and without planning to, ended up talking to seven mothers and their children. Obviously I will…

Image from A Picture Book, For Little Children, Anonymous, via Project Gutenberg

How to Pay an Immigration Bond, from Andrade Legal of Boise, Idaho

Virginia Raymond
November 9, 2014
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Follow the link below for extremely useful information from Andrade Legal -- Immigration Law in Boise, Idaho. Kudos to María Andrade and her colleagues! And visit the Andrade Legal for…

The iceboxes in McAllen: personal testimony

Virginia Raymond
November 6, 2014
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The idea of the iceboxes It’s a room in which there is nothing more than a toilet and some cement benches stuck to the wall. With regard…

Each of us has a duty to report child abuse or neglect

Virginia Raymond
November 6, 2014
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According to Texas law, "if you suspect the abuse or neglect of a child, it is your duty to report it immediately." Did you read any qualifiers or exceptions? Did…

Cartas de Melissa, Carmen, y Jackeline, encarceladas en Karnes City

Virginia Raymond
November 6, 2014
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Melissa, Carmen, and Jackeline are three sisters who, with their mother, fled El Salvador seeking refuge. Right before they left, the three girls had watched as a gang member came…

Image from A Picture Book, For Little Children, Anonymous, via Project Gutenberg

Support refugees – contribute to the Karnes Bond Fund

Virginia Raymond
November 4, 2014
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Make a donation to the Karnes Bond Fund, at Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Services (RAICES) to help a woman and her children "bond out" of Karnes to…