A detention to-do list

by Demetria Martinez

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In a perverse version of the Rapture, members of immigrant families, working here without documents, are getting "disappeared" by immigration officials through workplace raids, and other means. This has immigrants rights groups, along with some churches, urging families to be prepared.

Below are links to examples of forms -- one in Spanish and one in English -- being distributed by El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos in Albuquerque. I offer them for churches to pass out to members who might find themselves locked away, facing possible deportation and the break-up of their families.

The form, filled out in advance of a potential disaster, provides relatives and/or friends with instructions such as who to call to care for children left behind or to handle finances.

The Detention To-Do List to Pass Out to Parishioners: Preparing for Possible Deportation

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