SIREN Condemns ICE Plans of Large-Scale Raids

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SIREN Condemns ICE Plans of Large-Scale Raids

Following news reports of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plans to launch a 30-day series of raids in May and June targeted at Central American children and mothers, Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) condemned any operation that considers refugee children and families, and asylum applicants as immigration enforcement priorities. SIREN’s Executive Director Maricela Gutiérrez issued the following statement in response.

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SIREN Joins Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Deferred Action Case

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SIREN Joins Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Deferred Action Case

SIREN has signed onto an amicus brief filed on March 8 by a diverse coalition of 326 immigrant, civil rights, and social service groups in United States v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court case that will review the President’s administrative relief programs for those who would qualify for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). 

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Bay Area Groups Act in Solidarity as Immigrant Rights Advocates Continue to Call on President Obama to Halt the Raids and Give Relief to Refugee Families from Central America

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Bay Area Groups Act in Solidarity as Immigrant Rights Advocates Continue to Call on President Obama to Halt the Raids and Give Relief to Refugee Families from Central America

Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN), the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice have joined dozens of groups across the country holding solidarity actions and delivering signatures to local immigration offices throughout the month of February, calling on president Obama to end deportation raids against refugee families from Central America and provide them with Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

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SIREN Hails SCOTUS Decision to Hear Case Involving President Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration

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SIREN Hails SCOTUS Decision to Hear Case Involving President Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration

Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) today hailed the Supreme Court decision to hear the United States v. Texas case involving President Obama’s executive action programs, expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), that would grant administrative relief to millions of immigrant families.

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Coalition of Immigration, Civil Rights, Labor, and Social Service Groups Urges Supreme Court to Protect President’s Executive Actions on Immigration

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Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network (SIREN) today joined a coalition of 224 immigration, civil rights, labor, and social service groups in filing an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief urging the Supreme Court to review Texas v. U.S., the case, that has temporarily blocked some of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration.

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Rep. Lofgren, Mayor Liccardo Join Advocates in Rally for Executive Actions on Immigration 1 Year Later - Community Calls for End to Deportations

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Rep. Lofgren, Mayor Liccardo Join Advocates in Rally for Executive Actions on Immigration 1 Year Later - Community Calls for End to Deportations

Dozens of elected officials, community members, immigration rights activists, and allies gathered today at San Jose City Hall on the one year anniversary of President Obama’s executive action announcement that would provide 5 million people a work permit and relief from deportation through the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and the expansion of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. 

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SIREN ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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SIREN ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN), an advocacy and community organizing non-profit providing immigration services to low income residents, has announced the selection of Maricela Gutiérrez, as its new Executive Director. Maricela will fill the vacancy created by Patricia Diaz’s departure, effective June 15, 2015 as Patricia and her family will be relocating to Washington State this summer. 

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Advocates To Urge Governor For Inclusive Investment To Uplift State’s Immigrant Communities

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In the revision of the proposed January budget, Governor Brown has included a $5 million appropriation to support application assistance, through qualified non-profits, for immigrants eligible for deferred action through President Obama’s immigrant relief initiatives. The One California Coalition issued the following statement.

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Press Release: Santa Clara County Immigrant Rights Groups Are Confident U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Will Reject Politically-Motivated Lawsuit by Anti-Immigrant Politicians

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Press Release: Santa Clara County Immigrant Rights Groups Are Confident U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Will Reject Politically-Motivated Lawsuit by Anti-Immigrant Politicians

Texas Circuit Court Judge Rules Against Immigrant Families. Undeterred by the political attacks, Santa Clara County immigrants continue to prepare for new immigration programs and will fight on for a path to citizenship.

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Press Release: Santa Clara County Immigrant Families Will Not Be Deterred by President’s Broken Promises - Vow to Show their Power on Election Day

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Press Release: Santa Clara County Immigrant Families Will Not Be Deterred by President’s Broken Promises - Vow to Show their Power on Election Day

On  Friday, September 12th, member organizations of the Santa Clara County Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform - comprised of immigrant rights, civil rights, community, youth, labor, and faith-based organizations, held a press conference in response to President Obama's recent announcement that he would delay executive action on immigration policy until sometime after the November mid-term elections.

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