#seekingasylumisnotacrime

[worldoffrausto]

It seems pretty smoggy today! #SeekingAsylumIsNotACrime (at Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUGLh9zBrpJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fuck1ce-blog]

I was six years old. It was March 1999 & all I knew was that we were going to “Nueva York” to visit my grandma & my aunt. I remember how stressed my mom was at the airport when they checked our bags. The guards opened our luggage & rummaged through our things, questioning our intentions - were we just visiting or were we staying? Things had gotten really rough in Ecuador. In 1999, the sucre (the Ecuadorian currency) lost 67% of its foreign exchange value. Then in one week, it nosedived 17%.

Our quality of life plummeted. Our family car was sold (later, I learned it was actually repossessed). We left the house I remember growing up in entirely empty. But my mom kept telling me we were just visiting.

My family came on a tourist visa, which we all overstayed. And from there, you inevitably live in fear. There are days where you forget, but the fear always comes back. My parents tried their best to shelter me - they knew I would worry - but I picked it up pretty quickly. You don’t need words to explain fear. You just sense it.

My dad hustled to provide for our family: He shelved items at the 99c store, went door to door to sell pots and pans, computer software games, you name it. My mom did everything she could to be present & was at every teacher conference, field trip, and graduation.

I was undocumented until I got my green card at 19 years old. But by then, I had already foregone high school college acceptances, & when my grandma died I couldn’t go back to Ecuador. I couldn’t risk my immigration process.

At 25, I *finally* became a citizen. On the Uber ride back, I looked at my naturalization certificate & started crying uncontrollably. I thought about all of the sacrifices my parents & family made so that I could stay here, finish my education, find a path to citizenship, and find a way to go to college.

I’m 26 now & I still haven’t gone back to Ecuador. I have 9 uncles & aunts from my dad’s side, over 25 cousins, & many people who we consider family.

I can only hope that I’m making them proud. They can’t come here, so I’m saving money to go back. I can’t wait to surprise my parents with flights to Ecuador soon. It will always be home.

- Genesis

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[brainarrhea]

#fuckBlueMAGA #centristsarecollaborators #turnleft #warcriminals #imperialism #xenophobia #immigration #asylum #seekingasylumisnotacrime #wedeservebetter https://www.instagram.com/p/CUVscM2Jtt4/?utm_medium=tumblr

[owsapollo]

ows special projects @owsspawg @POTUS @VP .@Occupywallst #SeekingAsylumIsNotACrime if it were 50 Percent of the Citizens in the U.S. Would not be here! #NoHumanIsIllegal @RIseandResist @riseandresistny https://www.instagram.com/p/CT5dnIkgyUn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[brendaoelbaum]

@vp @justinpjtrudeau thanks @lloydwasser this made me sneeze my breakfast cereal. #brownface #orangeface @realdonaldtrump #blackface #kidsincages #immigration #seekingasylumisnotacrime #asylumseekers #whenclownslead #notfunny #anyonebuttrump2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2uFoS_FgZ4/?igshid=16gqkbutzc21o

[lilcoqui17]

These 2 awesome activist kids doing their part to raise awareness. Thank you to The Hive for making their shirts. #closethecamps #closethecampsnow #kidsincages #stopfamilyseparation #seekingasylumisnotacrime (at The Hive-Custom Apparel & Electronics Boutique.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1spLeZhI_x/?igshid=e086uu447ziy

[free-speech-network]

He loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. You are to love foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners #FamiliesBelongTogether #CloseTheCamps #CloseTheConcentrationCamps #godlovesimmigrants #protectimmigrants #migrantrights #HumanRights #leftisbest #immigrantrights #seekingasylumisnotacrime #humanityfirst #stopstealingchildren #endchildseparation #empathy #strengththroughdiversity https://www.instagram.com/p/B0KmQCNnsjS/?igshid=13iwcafj6nzfo

[glitterboxno]

Hi. Seeking asylum is a human right. We can provide protection from persecution. This translates to saving lives. This is not a matter of policy. It’s humanity. Let us not ‘other’ each...other. We are in this together. Image: “Weight of the World” by @corarosenimtz, prints in various sizes available in the shop or by DMing us. #asylumisahumanright #allhumansareequal #allhumansarebeautiful #seekingasylumisnotacrime #asylumseekerswelcome #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #immigrantsarenotcriminals https://www.instagram.com/p/B0AKv1jFJac/?igshid=eot3jgshqef3

[trascapades]

✊🏿👏🏿🗽#WomensHistoryMonth #WCW #Salute #Activist #TheresePatriciaOkoumou @officialpatriciaokoumou. Yesterday Okoumou was sentenced to 5 years probation and 200 hours of community service for scaling the Statue Of Liberty last July 4 in protest against our government’s separation of children from their parents seeking refuge at the U.S./Mexican southern border. Brave and defiant, Okoumou appeared in court with a mask made of clear tape and a headband and articles of clothing with messages including “I CARE.”

PLEASE READ about yesterday’s sentencing as reported by @michaelxkMichael for @papermagazine: This is a case against injustice,“ she said, adding that she believes President Trump has terrorized families without impunity. "While the world watches in horror, God is taking notes. When children are ripped from mothers, we place the children at risk for sexual abuse, physical abuse… our country went so low.”

Okoumou addressed the judge and the country: “You have lost your common sense. You are lacking in basic human dignity… My fight will continue in the cages [if I’m put there, too]. My goal is to work to get justice for the vulnerable.” “I am not a criminal,” she concluded. - Full story: www.papermag.com/patricia-okoumou-sentenced-ny-2632127542.html —

________________ Image 1: #photo Ms. Okoumou at last year’s @lpjleague Golden Probe Awards; Image 2-4: photos from @APNews.

#AbolishICE #StatueOfLibertyClimber #NoBorderWall #Immigrants #ChildrenDontBelongInCages #ReturnTheChildren #SeekingAsylumIsNotACrime #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon https://www.instagram.com/p/BvPgIYHlGeC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vcwihdaebfea

[occupythebronx]

Good news! Roots of Peace Community Garden has signed off on the completion of my 200 hours of community service today! Now, would the government give me credit? Let's wait and see. In the meantime, mark my lips: I am not doing the five years probation. I've already told Federal Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein in open court on March 19, 2019, "I'm not going to your prison and I am not doing probation." On my mother's grave (#MaLily Elizabeth Makouela Okoumou), I'll say take it or leave it: I am not your slave. Giving in - is appeasing to white supremacy. I'll settle this matter in my own sense of justice for the world to see, not behind closed doors. Fight like a girl💖! Donate by GoFundMe: bit.ly/OkoumouGoFundMe. By PayPal: http://bit.ly/2Vftqek By check to Patricia Okoumou P.O. Box 10060, Staten Island, NY 10301. Fundraising: http://bit.ly/PatriciasFundraisingVideo. Subscribe - YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/patriciaokoumouyoutube. #WeDoCare #AbolishICE #Liberty4Patricia #FreetheChildren #Patriciaokoumou #ReturnTheChildren #WeWillNotBeSilent #WeSupportPatricia #StatueofLibertyClimber #SeekingAsylumIsNotACrime GoFundMe: bit.ly/OkoumouGoFundMe Website: http://bit.ly/2Vftqek Fundraising: http://bit.ly/PatriciasFundraisingVideo YouTube Videos: http://bit.ly/patriciaokoumouyoutube http://bit.ly/308yhlc

[worldoffrausto]

This week the United Nations has condemned the United States for having the world's highest rate of children in detention. The U.N. experts particularly condemned the Trump administration's policy of forcibly separating children from their parents at the border and then detaining children away from their parents. or family members. #TrumpAdministration #MAGA #IMPEACHTRUMP #VisualActivism · Proceeds from the sale of this pen and ink drawing and prints featuring this image go directly to the nonprofit organization @supportkind (Kids In Need Of Defense). ⭐bit.ly/Free-The-Children-Drawing · #RickFraustoFineArt Free The Children Drawing, 2019 #originaldrawing on archival paper Dimensions: 5 X 7 inches · · · #NeverForget #FreeTheChildren #AbolishICE #CloseTheCamps #DefundHate #NoKidsInCages #DumpTrump #Artivist #ART #ArtIsLife #TrumpsShame #immigrantsrights #RefugeesWelcome #WeDoCare #Asylum #ArtOfTheDay #illustration #penandink #illustrateyourworld #ReuniteFamiliesNow #blackandwhite #FamiliesBelongTogether #ImmigrantsMakeAmericaGreat #SeekingAsylumIsNotACrime https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GSMEkJGmw/?igshid=uv76071mmseh

[fuck1ce-blog]

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[fuck1ce-blog]

My Mae moved from Bangkok to California after meeting my father through the hospitality business. She knew nobody here. Due to a very unhealthy marriage she had to leave our family regularly to be in Thailand where she had a support system. Eventually she moved back to Thailand, but she had no career in either place & had to rebuild herself completely in her own home country. 

There were times growing up I didn't see my mom for 1-2 years. So when I was 19 I took a term off from college so I could live with her for a long stretch. Since I turned 20 I have worked while getting my degree so I could fly myself 5 times now to see her. My mother was never encouraged to pursue U.S. citizenship, so it is still a long process for her to come here. I recall being a kid and hearing her yelled at by airport officials because she didn't understand complex immigration laws. She came back for the first time in 8 years only last year and we are currently in the process of getting her citizenship.

- Ash @swtched.on

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[fuck1ce-blog]

PROTEST IS PATRIOTIC. Visit fuckice.com to get your shirt. 100% of profits are donated to San Diego Rapid Response Network and @raicestexas

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#fuckice #ice #immigration #asylum #familiesbelongtogether #nocages #abolishice #seekingasylumisnotacrime #fucktrump #nationofimmigrants #closethecamps #immigrantswelcome #lightsforliberty #conozcasusderechos #bridgesnotwalls #resist #refugeeswelcome #nooneisillegal #migrantchildren #migrantcaravan #caravanamigrante

[fuck1ce-blog]

PROTEST IS PATRIOTIC. Visit fuckice.com to get your shirt. 100% of profits are donated to San Diego Rapid Response Network and @raicestexas

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#fuckice #ice #immigration #asylum #familiesbelongtogether #nocages #abolishice #seekingasylumisnotacrime #fucktrump #nationofimmigrants #closethecamps #immigrantswelcome #lightsforliberty #conozcasusderechos #bridgesnotwalls #resist #refugeeswelcome #nooneisillegal #migrantchildren #migrantcaravan #caravanamigrante