Hundreds attend Lights for Liberty vigil in Montclair
A crowd of hundreds met on the lawn of the First Congregational Church in Montclair, a statement of purpose for “Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps”.
immigrant detention and deportation
Photo: Lights for Liberty, A Vigil to End Human Concentration Camps
— PHOTOS BY KATE ALBRIGHT
On Friday, July 12, “Lights for Liberty: A Vigil to End Human Detention Camps” brought hundreds to the lawn of the First Congregational Church in Montclair. Throughout the nation thousands of Americans came out to protest detention camps and the inhumane conditions faced by detained refugees....
Montclair organizers rally to support Guatemalan detainee Jorge Chajon
After more than 15 months in immigration detention, and over five weeks in the Essex County Jail awaiting a final deportation hearing, Jorge Chajon, the Guatemalan detainee whose case Montclair faith-based organizers and their supporters have been anxiously following, is one step closer to freedom and return to his children, spouse and family...