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Friday, July 25, 2014 Zully Rodriguez 602-559-6002
***Press Conference***
2:30 PM MST
1600 W Camelback, Suite 1-G
Phoenix, AZ 85015
“Border Patrol Commissioner Kerlikowske, Where are the Children?”
After Weeks of Being Denied Access to Detained Refugee Children, Arizona Advocates and Legal Experts to Give Crucial Update on Children’s Whereabouts
Nogales, AZ – For weeks, Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and CBP Commissioner Kerlikowske blocked advocates and legal experts from contacting the thousands of children detained in Nogales. Today, advocates will speak about the CBP’s concerted effort to deny these children access to basic legal rights and where these children are in the deportation process.
WHAT: Advocates and Legal Experts Give Update on Refugee Children, Slams CBP Commissioner Kerlikowske for Isolating Children from Legal Counsel
WHERE: 1600 W Camelback, Suite 1-G, Phoenix AZ, 85015
NW Corner of Camelback and 16th Ave, parking in the rear of building
WHEN: Friday, July 25, 2014 at 2:30 PM MST
WHO: Ruben L. Reyes, Esq. Immigration Attorney, Advocate for UAM
Martin Quezada, Esq. AZ State House Rep. District 13
Petra Falcon Executive Director PAZ
Cristian Avila, AZ State Coordinator Mi Familia Vota
Dee Dee Garcia Blase, Co-Founder of Somos Independents