Liberal AJC again describes the Georgia, corporate-funded anti-enforcement mob as “immigrants rights activists”
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The liberal AJC today:
ICE detainees dwindling in Atlanta jail as contract decision looms
By Jeremy Redmon – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Entire report here.
“Immigrant-rights activists have severely criticized the city for holding ICE detainees. In contrast, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor, said during the GOP primary this summer that the city should honor its “longstanding agreement” to house the detainees, adding: “Public safety – not partisan politics – must always come first.”
The members of the Atlanta mayor’s anti-enforcement board who are usually referred to as described as “immigrants rights activists” are
CoChair – Shana Tabak, Executive Director, Tahirih Justice Center
CoChair – Bee Nguyen, State Representative District 89
Charles Kuck – Managing Partner, Kuck Baxter Immigration
Ariel Prado – Project Manager, Innovation Law Lab: Center for Excellence in Atlanta
William E. Hoffman – Senior Counsel at Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network
Jessica Stern – Managing Partner and Owner, Stern Law
Geraldine Carolan – Former Deputy Counsel for Coca-Cola and attorney with CARA pro-bono project
Azadeh Shahshahani – Legal and Advocacy Director, Project South
Amilcar Valencia – Executive Director, El Refugio Ministry
Laura Rivera – Advocacy Attorney, Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative, Southern Poverty Law Center
Eli Echols – Partner at Socheat Chea, P.C.
Monica Khant – Executive Director, Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN)
Amy Fairchild Haer – Senior Program Director, Immigration and Legal Services, Catholic Charities Atlanta
Pamela Peynado Stewart – Partner/Immigration Attorney, Lee & Peynado Immigration Law Group
Estrella Sanchez – Former detainee and immigration advocate
Patrick “Pat” Labat – Chief, Atlanta Department of Corrections
Javeria Jamil – Director of Legal Services, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
Ouleye Warnock – Senior Human Trafficking Fellow, City of Atlanta
Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Please note that ICE attended one committee meeting and others with City staff. ICE was NOT a contributor to the report.
Former detainees who wish to remain anonymous