Immigrants/Migrants

African students continue experiencing racism after fleeing Ukraine war
International News

Statement on the situation of African Students who were studying in Ukraine

February 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Africans in Ukraine As the thousands of African students who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022, we are writing to you in a time of great need. We are calling on […]
Frederick Douglass
Domestic News

Frederick Douglass speaks on immigrant rights

February 22, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff In 1867, the most important figure in the anti-slavery movement in the U.S., Frederick Douglass, gave a speech in Boston about immigrant rights, specifically those people coming from China and Japan. […]
Supporters of the Interfaith Campaign for Just Closures rally in front of courthouse in downtown Elizabeth, NJ
Domestic News

Rally to Shutdown the ICE Immigrant Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey

December 14, 2022 fwstaff
By Terri Kay December 10, 2022 – On International Human Rights Day, about 40 supporters of the Interfaith Campaign for Just Closures rallied at the Union County Courthouse in downtown Elizabeth, New Jersey, demanding the […]
Coup ringleader “Prince” Heinrich XIII arrested in Germany
International News

German Nazi Coup Plan Thwarted

December 14, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole Police across Germany carried out raids against Nazis who reportedly were planning an armed overthrow of the government of that nation. Twenty-five ultra-rightists were arrested as 3,000 police officers searched 130 locations […]
African American voting advocates hold signs
Domestic News

Election Results Affirm Continuing Far Right Threat

December 4, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Stewart Rhodes, the national leader of the far-right Oath Keepers, along with his Florida chapter chief, Kelly Meggs, were both convicted of seditious conspiracy on November 29 in connection with the attempted […]
Migrants deported from Texas arrive in New York City.
Domestic News

Texas Governor Guilty of Mass Kidnapping

August 28, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole Since April it has been reported that Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his administration have deported over 7,000 migrants from southern Texas to New York City. Buses have been filled with migrant […]
Rally against ICE at Bergen County Jail, New Jersey, for Releases Not Transfers.
Domestic News

Immigrant/Migrant Supporters Tell ICE #ReleasesNotTransfers

December 1, 2021 fwstaff
By Terri Kay On Wednesday, October 27, a coalition of groups, who have been fighting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, policies of cruel, indefinite detention of immigrants/migrants, held a rally with over 30 […]
Domestic News

Releases Not Transfers – Vigil at Bergen Jail

October 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Interfaith Campaign for Just Closures Background NJ currently has four ICE detention contracts. One is with the private, for-profit company CoreCivic to run the Elizabeth Detention Center. The other three are at the Bergen, […]
Detroit demonstration in solidarity with Haitian migrants, Sept. 24, 2021
Domestic News

Detroit Activists Rally in Support of Haitian Migrants

October 12, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There were two public actions over the weekend of September 24-26 demanding an end to the racist and brutal treatment of migrant workers and their families from Haiti. On Friday, September […]
Domestic News

Emergency Week of Actions for Haitian Refugees!

September 23, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Emergency Week of Actions for Haitian Refugees! Biden: Halt Your Racist Border Patrol and Stop the Whippings and Racist Deportations NOW! When: Friday September 24 – October 2nd Who/What: Progressive organizations […]