Know Your Legal Rights During Extreme Immigration Enforcement
August 21 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm MST
by Carolyn Classen, blogger
Know Your Legal Rights During Extreme Immigration Enforcement
Democrats of Greater Tucson presents renowned Tucson attorney Margo Cowan, who has practiced Constitutional and Immigration law since 1986 and is the Founder of Pima County Justice for All. The organization aims to create a Public Defender’s Office in Immigration Court.
- TIME: In person on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 5 to 6:30 pm
- PLACE: The Dusenberry-River Library, 5605 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ 85750.
- REGISTER: https://bit.ly/DGTDefend. This is a fundraiser, and your $50 donation will support the pro-Democracy actions of Democrats of Greater Tucson.
Law Enforcement in the ICE Age
We are in a time of unprecedented and exceptionally CRUEL attacks on our immigrant brothers and sisters in the Tucson community. Long-time residents of Tucson are being forcibly pulled away from their families, neighborhoods, churches and workplaces for no reason.
Margo will cover what to do when ICE asks about your immigration status, when ICE or the police stop you, when ICE is pounding on your front door and what to do if you are arrested or detained.
ICE is arresting American citizens and disappearing brown people without due process. ICE arrests occur in various community settings, including homes, workplaces, prisons, jails and even courthouses.
Local immigration officials tortured a grandfather, father and two sons who were stopped and handcuffed, cutting their wrists, for an hour despite having legal status.
ICE is conducting immediate deportations without due process, involving the use of U.S. military planes. A Venezuelan mother with four children stopped by the Tucson police at 9:30 pm while going to the grocery store. The officer’s first question was, “Let me see your documents” (not related to any traffic violation). She was deported by 5:00 am the next day on a military aircraft. The family was separated, with the husband and two children left waiting at home.
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