Pelosi tells Dems to spread 'know your rights' campaign ahead of ICE raids

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico


By SARAH FERRIS 07/11/2019 11:20 AM EDT

Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday warned her caucus about President Donald Trump’s planned immigration raids this weekend, urging members to spread information about unauthorized immigrants' legal rights.

Speaking to a closed-door whips meeting, Pelosi urged members to spread the party’s “know your rights” campaign, according to two people in the room. Democrats took the same approach earlier this year, when faced with Department of Homeland Security’s initial threat of mass deportation raids.

Those mass arrests, first reported by the New York Times, are expected to begin Sunday in nearly a dozen metro areas. The raids — which are backed by Trump — had initially been delayed after disagreements within the administration.

Pelosi also told members that she planned to reach out to religious leaders to encourage them to oppose the efforts, as she did last month when Trump first threatened the raids, one person said. Pelosi also spoke to Trump by phone last month and urged him to call off his plans.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/11/pelosi-immigration-raids-1406808

[LanternWaste]

3. What lead you to believe that?

"I thought if Nancy gave him a bajillion dollars that he would call off the raids..."

What lead you to believe that?

[stopdiggin]

12. that WASN'T tied to the bill. but thanks. (nt)

[George II]

5. No, you're not reading that right. Where did you read that?

[Kingofalldems]

6. So you're saying Trump is a voice of reason?

[truthisfreedom]

10. Lil' boots said "won't get fooled again".

[Tanuki]

2. Some important Know Your Rights info from ACLU:

You can browse by issue at the link below

BROWSE BY ISSUE

Stopped by Police 

Learn about your rights when stopped by the police, and how to stay safe.

Religious Freedom 

Learn more here about your right to express your religion and beliefs.

Students’ Rights 

Learn about your rights on campus and what to do if school rules violate those rights.

LGBTQ Rights 

Learn about your rights as a member of the LGBTQ community.

Voting Rights 

Learn about what voter intimidation looks like, your voting rights, and how to exercise them.

Protesters’ Rights 

The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest.

Sex Discrimination 

Learn about your right to be protected against sex discrimination.

Prisoners’ Rights 

Learn about your right to be protected against discrimination and abuse in prison.

Race, Ethnicity, or National Origin-Based Discrimination 

Learn about your right to be free from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, or national origin.

Disability Rights 

People with disabilities face discrimination, segregation, and exclusion. But federal disability rights laws provide protection.

Immigrants’ Rights 

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution.



https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights

[in2herbs]

7. Oh goodie! More sternly worded communication from Pelosi and Dems. nt

[ArizonaLib]

8. When ICE is equipped with riot gear and military weapons

and they bust into homes, they do so knowing they are disregarding rights.

That is why they do it equipped with all that military grade equipment.

They get off on startling women and children in the dead of night all dressed up in black armor and military weapons.

Makes them feel big.

[ehrnst]

9. As usual, Pelosi is being bashed for doing something that she would be bashed for not doing. (nt)

[stopdiggin]

11. yep. hostility in spades

from an informative (and fairly neutral) original post .. to instant mockery and recrimination. zero to 60 in nothing flat. (good thing the Speaker has a fairly thick skin, huh?)

[ehrnst]

13. Unlike others who take to twitter in outrage over an eyeroll. (nt)