Emergency Demonstration in League City-Sat. Jan. 21

Bill,

According to this morning's Galveston County Daily News (pages A-1 to A-3),
60 of the 62 immigrants were released within a short time and given time to
get immigration paperwork in order. The other two who were not released
have criminal records and a warrant was out for one of them. Also, on page
A-3 is an article about a civil rights group protesting the "sweep."
To read this coverage, go to www.galvnews.com

June

on 1/20/06 12:47 PM, Bill Crosier at wrote:

>> From: "David and Rona Smith" <>
>> To: <>
>> Subject: Emergency Demonstration in League City on Saturday, January 21
>> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:31:18 -0600
>>
>> Dear Sisters and Brothers,
>>
>> Yesterday in League City, police officers and immigration agents
>> swept through two day laborer sites and took more than sixty
>> immigrants into custody. An emergency demonstration in solidarity
>> with our immigrant brothers and sisters will be held tomorrow,
>> Saturday, January 21, at 2 pm in front of the League City Police
>> Department, 500 Walker Street in League City.
>>
>> Directions from Houston: Drive South on I-45. Take the League
>> City/FM 518 exit. Turn left and proceed East on FM 518, which is
>> also called Main St. in League City. Turn right on Highway 3 (about
>> one mile from I-45). Then turn right on Walker Street. Drive past
>> City Hall, the Municipal Court, and a few other buildings, and you
>> will reach the Police Department. There is a sidewalk in front of
>> the Police Department building where we can assemble.
>>
>> Please join us in demanding an end to anti-immigrant repression and
>> harassment. This protest is sponsored by the Latin American
>> Organization for Immigrant Rights and the Progressive Workers
>> Organizing Committee. For more information, please call (832)
>> 692-2306.
>>
>> In Solidarity,
>>
>> David and Rona