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"The Diocese of New York is calling for prayers and sharing news stories,
statements and advocacy efforts on social media in response to the arrest and
detainment of the 20-year-old daughter of an Episcopal priest, who is from
South Korea.
Yeonsoo Go – whose mother, the Rev. Kyrie Kim, is a priest in the diocese –
went to a routine visa hearing on July 31 at Federal Plaza in Manhattan as part
of the process to renew her visa, which is set to expire in December. An
immigration judge scheduled Go’s next hearing for October. After Go left the
hearing, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested her outside
the building and placed her in federal detention nearby before relocating her
to a facility in Louisiana. Go, who’s being accused of “overstaying her visa,”
has been placed in expedited deportation proceedings, according to Tricia
McLaughlin, assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.
“[Go’s] detention represents a disturbing and unacceptable escalation of
enforcement against individuals in good standing with pending immigration
cases,” the Diocese of New York said in a Facebook post promoting an Aug. 2
interfaith vigil “calling for Yeonsoo’s immediate release and for broader
accountability in how ICE is targeting immigrants, students, and family
members.” The diocese hosted the public vigil in collaboration with the
Interfaith Center of New York and the New York Immigration Coalition."
Via Steven Vaughan-Nichols, who wrote "ICE has nothing to do with making
Americans safe from criminals and everything to do with making the US safe for
racists."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
