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Help Rhode Island ICE Detainees and Familias

13:36 H | Topics: Activism - Immigration - Rhode Island

Exactly a week ago, we told you about an ICE raid that went down in Rhode Island. While the story is no longer in the headlines and ICE is surely planning to swoop down on another immigrant community, those caught up in the Rhode Island raid need help.

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Just a quick update -
Families and people who have been released met today with a great bunch
of volunteer lawyers, and they identified their material needs, which
are enormous, as you can imagine. People are out of work, with family
here and in home countries counting on them to survive. Some of the things
mentioned include:

- Money for rent, bills, sustenance, medicine, food (probably the
easiest and most important)
- Food - milk, beans, tortillas, corn, fruit, vegetables
- Pampers, toilet paper, basic household supplies

Some of the family members and people released are working on a name and
guidelines for the fund which will be passed along as soon as they
decide, but in the meantime, St. Teresa Church will have a special
account for cash donations. Checks can be made out to St. Teresa Church. Please put
“redadas” in the memo. Send contributions to

St. Teresa
Attn: Ruth Salvatierra
225 Manton Ave
Providence 02909

or cash or food/household items dropped off there. The phone # is
(401)383-3355.

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Las familias y personas que saltaron se reunieron hoy con unos
tremendo/as abogado/as voluntario/as, y identificaron sus necesidades
materiales, que son enormes, como puedes imaginar. Estan afuera de
trabajo, con responsabilidades para sus familias aca y alla. Unas de las
cosas que dijeron son:

- dinero para renta, billes, medicina, comida (dinero es lo mas facil y
mas importante)
- Comida: leche, frijoles, maiz, fruta, vegetables
- Pampers, papel del bano, productos generales de casa

Unos de ellos estan dicidiendo el nombre y como va a funcionar el fondo,
y les decimos tan pronto que decidan. Mientras tanto, Sta Teresa va a
abrir una cuenta dedicada para las donaciones de dinero. Se puede hacer
los cheques a St. Teresa Church y enviarlo a

St. Teresa
Attn: Ruth Salvatierra
225 Manton Ave
Providence 02909

o puede dejar comida o productos de casa alla. El telefono es (401)383-3355.

Related

• Latest Mass ICE Raid Site : Providence, Rhode Island (Wednesday, Jul 16 2008)
• ACLU Sues Homeland Security Over Information Regarding Immigrant Detainees and Deaths (Sunday, Jun 29 2008)