Dear Friends,

We invite you to join us in a national effort to call for an immediate moratorium. Yesterday in LA, I.C.E. hit the public transportation demanding identification and arresting people. It's clear that they are totally out of control. We must stand together in calling for an immediate stop to the raids and deportations. Please join us in a press conference tomorrow 10:00 AM Feb. 14th at Adalberto United Methodist Church where Elvira Arellano is in sanctuary, located at 2716 W. Division St. Please email your confirmation to include your name and organization. Please arrive at 9:00am to organize our speakers.

Please see press release below

Confirmed so far
LCLAA (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement)
MSN (Mexican Solidarity Network)
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)
Centro Sin Fronteras
La Familia Latina Unida
El Zocalo Urbano Youth
Chicago Sanctuary Coalition

********************Press Release*****************

For immediate release February 2nd, 2006

TO: ALL MEDIA
FROM: CENTRO SIN FRONTERAS/LA FAMILIA LATINA UNIDA
RE: Press Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 14th, 10 a.m., Adalberto United Methodist Church


NATIONAL CALL FOR A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON RAIDS AND DEPORTATIONS TO BE MADE IN TWENTY STATES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH

"I.C.E. AGENTS TERRORIZE PEOPLE ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN L.A., ARREST MANY: WILL THEY DO IT IN CHICAGO?"

"WHY SHOULD FAMILIES AND CHILDREN PAY BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN SO LONG TO FIX OUR BROKEN IMMIGRATION LAWS?" ~Elvira Arellano


Angry and indignant at the seven fold increase in raids and deportations in recent months – even as both houses of Congress and the White House have committed themselves to fixing our broken immigration system – coalitions of organizations in over twenty states will announce a campaign to demand that President Bush declare an immediate temporary moratorium on all raids and deportations and separation of families, except where national security interests are truly involved, until the Congress and the President pass and implement comprehensive immigration reform.
A coalition of community, labor and religious leaders in Chicago will join the national call on Wednesday.

PRESS CONFERENCE
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 TH
10 A.M.
ADALBERTO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2716 W DIVISION