Mexican Border Officials Deport U.S. Citizens
on Eve of Obama’s Visit
“We have organized these tours for 14 years and have never
experienced anything like this. We are shocked and outraged,” said Judith
Rosenberg, board president of Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera (Austin So Close
to the Border), a local non-profit.
The deported citizens were on an educational tour organized
by ATCF to Ciudad Acuña to visit the offices of the CFO (Border Workers
Committee), a community-based organization that defends worker and women’s
rights on the Mexican side of the border.
As they were sitting down to have lunch, the delegation was
surrounded by armed police, taken to the Mexican immigration office, detained
and questioned for 9 hours, then deported to Del Rio.
“We were never given a
clear explanation of what charges and penalties we faced. We were not provided
a legal translator and were pressured to sign some document under threat of
being detained for up to 90 days in Saltillo, Coahuila,” said one deportee, a
student at the University of Texas at Austin.
“We got a different kind of educational experience than we
expected” said one of the other deportees, Reverend Kate Rohde of Wildflower
Church in Austin. “If the Mexican Government is putting this kind of pressure
on church ladies and students from the U.S., just for listening to workers, it
is obvious that the Mexican workers we met receive much worse treatment from
their government when they ask for humane working conditions and wages.
We hope
that President Obama will raise the issue of worker justice and independent
unions when he meets with Mexico’s President.”
The group sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and
President Obama asking for their assistance in this matter.
read "Juarez: the laboratory of our future" that is why the American and Mexican government don't do anything with drugs, violence, or economic justice for that matter. It doesn't matter who's in charge. They won't do shit.
ReplyDeleteBack to the days of the partidad de PRI. Ni madre por los jente trabajadores.
ReplyDeleteThey are lucky nothing worse happened to them. I know this dude who about 15 yeats ago was robbed and wrote a letter to the major with recommendations how to improve security in the hood. What happened. At 5am the secrurity forces teargassed his place, knocked down the front door, stormed in arrested him and girlfriend. He spent 3 days in jail and was beaten several times. Needless to say once he got out he quit his good paying job as an engineer and fled back to north of the border.
ReplyDeleteMexican institutions are all corrupt fascist special interest organisations in the hands of the elite ... just like here but 10 times worse!
Wtf that was 15 years ago..
DeleteIs easier to deport church ladies and students than to combat Narcos.
ReplyDeleteYall just lucky not to be taken out the back and shot. Yall a threat to the status quo.
ReplyDeleteSe metieron Los CDG
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mund0narco.com/2013/05/video-terrible-balacera-en-piedras.html?m=1
JAJAJAJA They deport some gringos when Obama shows up, and we can't even send 12 million home. Oh yah, because Obama is trying to get voters so he can then fleece them.
ReplyDeleteHow does it feel bitches.get out of the country!!!
ReplyDeleteThat works two ways.at least they werent dumb enough to get caught in barb wire at the top of a wall
DeleteDURING OBAMAS SPEACH IN MEXICO:
ReplyDeleteSpeaking in Mexico on Friday, President Barack Obama blamed U.S. gun manufactures for the violence in the country, adding that much of it stems from the American demand for illegal drugs.
"Much of the root cause for violence that has been happening here in Mexico, for which so many Mexicans have suffered, is the demand for illegal drugs in the United States," Obama said during a speech at Mexico's Anthropology Museum
He then turned his attention to U.S. gun owners and gun control.
"Most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States," Obama said. "I think many of you know that in America, our Constitution guarantees our individual right to bear arms. And as president, I swore an oath to uphold that right, and I always will."
"But at the same time, as I've said in the United States, I will continue to do everything in my power to pass common-sense reforms that keep guns out of the hands of criminals and dangerous people," he added.
"That can save lives here in Mexico and back home in the United States. It's the right thing to do," Obama said.
He wants to blame their violence on our guns but its not the guns its the damn dopeheads and dealers on both sides.you cant have a weapon to speak of in mexico and what have they got? No way to protect themselves from the narcos thats all
DeleteThe inner-city citizens of this country follow that excuse hook, line and sinker that guns are the reason for all the violence that exists;thus, they disarm themselves and become easier prey for the criminals. Here the inner-city citizens choose to disarm themselves, in México that choice is made for its citizens. And the minute they choose to arm themselves, you have the criminals calling them criminals as occured last week in Michoacan because they are no longer easy prey. Just like Obama likes to protect his family with armed secret service agents, American citizens reserve the right to defend their families from harm. Citizes should demand.the same.
DeleteNo coincidence. This is the leftist unionist playbook. Use a leftist group to bring attention to deportation of illegals in the U.s. Conveniently when the leftist President of U.s. is spotlighting himself. He will use this to push amnesty, open borders and more violence and chaos will result, which will justify his expansion of dictatorial federal measures.
ReplyDeleteI think the U.S. gov't needs to legalize all illegal narcotics and the mexican gov't needs to follow that step as well. The mexican cartels could then turn into legit companies. They would have free reign over any border crossing or plaza n wouldn't have to fight for control of them. It would be a legit import from mexico and the U.S. gov't could then tax the hell out of those imports. I mean like a 60% import tax and a heavy sales tax. In return we would curb violence and save on millions of tax dollars that are used in the prosecution of drug offenders. U want to fuck ur life up with drugs then go right ahead. Of course this would never happen!!!! TF TAMPA,FLORIDA
ReplyDeleteThe powerful families will start to corner the market of once illegal drugs when they become legalized. As it is, they already get a cut of the proceeds when they launder the money for the cartels and mafias.
DeleteLoL
ReplyDelete4:18
ReplyDeleteyou ,make zero sense.
readers:
In Acuna last month they caught an American making child porn and selling it on the net. Using little girls in Acuna and surrounding areas. They are not going through with the prosecution at this time nor did they deport the guy.
If they had worked with the US FBI and DOJ they could have deported him to the US where he would have been under federal jurisdiction because he was using the internet to transfer his "work".
But in Mexico they welcome disgusting pigs and law breakers, and without reasons deport humanitarians, which were students and church members.
Yes Mexico is their own worse enemy. Those deported can file litigation as a member of a group I work with did, and he won. But it is costly and I for one if it happens to me would just say screw it and go to another country to work. I find working in Central American is appreciated much more than Mexico and the needs are greater.
May 3, 2013 at 4:18 PM
ReplyDelete"Calm the fuk dwn the US deports Mexicans by the hundreds god forbids acuple pinche gringos get deported from the country they lyk to fuck over man"
You calm the fuck down you hateful little motherfucker,you whining little bitch.Blame everything else for your sad life,but yourself.You fuckin doja,another racist Mexican.You silly little wanker.Pinche gringos.Hard?Gert the fuck outta here,whining little girls.The gringos,the gringos.
Sounds like you whining... Calm down sweetheart.
DeleteI really wanted to get feed back on the comment I posted but I don't c it yet. TF TAMPA,FLORIDA
ReplyDeleteChivis
ReplyDeleteHe's to stupid and blinded by race hate to see that.
It doesn't matter to him,all he can see is the US and the hated gringos .
Who u callin gringo u dumbass spic
ReplyDeleteMay 3, 2013 at 6:48 PM
ReplyDelete"Yes Mexico is their own worse enemy.I find working in Central American is appreciated much more than Mexico and the needs are greater"
Why am i not surprised by this ? I wonder how much you get attacked by Mexicans on here that we don't see ?
Hey chivis there was a shoot out in acuna on Jan 21+13 where for sicarios atacked the Marina i belive one of the sicarios was one of the many guys that escaped from piedras negras i was looking for pictures but did not find any anywhere do you have any or can you show pics of the guys that have been caugth or have died that escaped the piedras negras prison last year thank you chivis bb# 1
ReplyDeleteThey were done a favor. Who wants to stay in satan's playground.
ReplyDeleteTo my knowledge no US or Mexican media source has publish this story...
ReplyDeleteI called Acuna when I got the story (Thanks Lacy) and asked about it and of the three calls I made not one person heard of this "we hear nothing really it is like we are blindfolded"
ReplyDeleteAs for how many bad comments from Mexicans, really not much at all. I know that is strange. But wait the night is young...:)
I am just getting overwhelmed what is happening since EPN has taken office. and for the US not to run this story is a joke. 8 humanitarians get the boot, questioned and detained for 9 hrs, no translator and threats?
But people clam down the racist stuff...I had to delete over a dozen comments especially from the US side, just state your case but use logic about the chances it will be posted or dumped..
You're welcome .......Lacy
Delete6:40 pm, hmmm maybe after that, we can legalize kidnapping and extortion too....we are not dealing with educated people . they are criminals with no education.... Wait maybe after that they can empty out. All their prisons and they can join the workforce too.
ReplyDeleteIm not a racist so i will not even comment on the gringo garbage but if you dont like the u.s stay the fuck out and if youre not here dont fucking come here.dont blame a whole race of ppl cause of the gvts bullshit and all the junkies but there are plenty of us here that are not.i dont think mexican ppl are all narcos either cause they are not.both sides of the border have major problems that are not easily solved.greed is a deadly disease spreading on both sides
ReplyDeleteThis is really strange, I have heard about foreigners being deported before for joining protests or supporting the zapatistas and such, but this sounds different, no reason given. It doesn´t make sense. Please tell us when you find out more because I can´t understand this one.
ReplyDeleteChivis I live in Manchester, England and I'm supposed to be going to a wedding with mi chica in Cancûn towards da arse-end of September, was wondering if u could fill me in wid whats happening there and whether its Safe an shit-ya get me!! Would proper appreciate any info wit regards to Cancun and keep up da great work BB
ReplyDeleteturistic places like Cancun are safe. Violence is in the border towns or drug corridors. Even if u hear noice from cities like Acapulco, it is not coming from the turistic resorts.
DeleteChivis so did u hear about 1-21-13 or got any pics of the sicarios that died in acuna?
ReplyDeletegive us our drugs we like gettin right we'll keep givin you the guns to keep killin each other putos hhhhaaaa
ReplyDeletegood job chivis, keep us informed peace to u
ReplyDeleteSorry forgot to answer, no fotos, not even of the balacera last week and arrests of the andrades...no confirmation either. Acuna is like a black hole, it has always been like that. In general Coahuila is but not to the degree acuna is
ReplyDelete9:06
ReplyDeleteyes that was the person I was speaking of. He was a part of Schools for Chiapas my foundations project partner in Chiapas. They have been working with the Zapatistas since the uprising or before. I could not have been accepted by the Zapatistas had it not been for them, and the fact my grandmother was Mayan. But it was a person in that group that was deported and was in the news, he sued and regained right to once again travel to Mexico.
As for hearing more, yes I am very interested also. I am thinking of contacting the group and maybe write a follow up.
Hey Manchester, are you sure you aren't American? Just kidding. I can not tell you how angry I was over this pig. I wanted to hunt him down and in fact asked around but no one knew him other than what was written in the media. one of the issues was parents did not want to become involved. that is how it is in Mexico. and that angers me also
my comments exorcized y?
ReplyDeleteHaha wooh them white boy gettin spiced up n hey gringo that's how Mexicans call yu guys nuthing racist but that's how its always was n wil b so chill out Its not like they called yu a hick
ReplyDeletemove it along, nothing to see here
ReplyDeleteOh god some of you on here have the i.q of a gnat!! And i am native american by the way
ReplyDeleteOMG who ever thought you'd hear the words 'deported out of mexico'?
ReplyDeletemexico deports americans all the time... esp when its inconvenient to have them around. its usually not church ladies and vocal do-gooders though. my elderly uncle was deported once a few years back...
ReplyDeleteMay 3, 2013 at 9:07 PM
ReplyDelete"Calling someone gringo isn't the same as calling someone a spic you fucking dumbass"
Well,well,look at this clown,,getting upset about being called race names,but we have to put up with it all the time"pinche gringo"not the same?Double standards and whining,whats next?
just say ur Lucky to still be alive and keep living ur life.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking maybe someone put a hit out on this group because they were going to expose how bad the workers are being treated and Mex government did not want that to happen. Maybe the government did the right thing and saved their lives??? That's possible they said it hasn't happened in 14 yrs..
@9:07
ReplyDeleteCalm down dude. You sound like an idiot with all this crying and cursing. Nobody even knows what point you were trying to make. You fucking cousin fucking faggot.
"No coincidence. This is the leftist unionist playbook. Use a leftist group to bring attention to deportation of illegals in the U.s. Conveniently when the leftist President of U.s. is spotlighting himself. He will use this to push amnesty, open borders and more violence and chaos will result, which will justify his expansion of dictatorial federal measures".
ReplyDeleteSpot on!
These guys are garden variety lefties from here in Austin. The church is plugged in to every left wing cause it's congregation has time for. It's lousy with union dupes and stooges. Lenin called them "Useful Idiots", somethings never change.
I think with all turmiol that is going on Mexico, the govt. decided to take a precautionary measure by protecting these American ATCF humantarian people. You got cartel battles and protest riots a going on all over Mexico. Although I applaud these people for their work in trying to help others, they shall not go with the intention of interfering in Mexico's internal affairs. We don't like it, and neither does our govt., when outsiders or foreigners try to tell us what to do with our affairs. We have to remember that Mexico is a sovereign country, and so out we with out set of problems.
ReplyDeleteforeigners are not allowed to get involved in mexican politics and that is what they were doing. breaking the law. could have been thrown in jail instead of being deported. idiots
ReplyDeleteIf thats the case as you see it then we got approx 12 million up here in the u.s breaking the law if we went by your logic
DeleteAmerican businesses need cheap labor and need to keep wages low. Farmers and Ranchers need their crops picked, livestock tended, and mansios/houses maintained. The children born here are needed to replenish the aging U.S.A. population. This country needs illegal/legal immigration.
Deleteméxico will never change its to late. to much corruption by the government ever since the spanish came they fucked México up and it will never recover
ReplyDelete@ May 3, 2013 at 4:18 PM
ReplyDeleteYou said it homie!!
http://austin.indymedia.org/article/2013/05/02/austin-church-workers-students-educational-trip-held-deported-and-banned-mexico
ReplyDeletehttp://contralinea.info/archivo-revista/index.php/2013/05/02/deportan-ciudadanos-estadunidenses-antes-de-la-llegada-de-obama/
ReplyDeleteIt was not about protection at all...it is about big business (American) and Mexico's regional corruption (government)
ReplyDeleteI spoke to the foundation and plan on an interview next week.
May 4, 2013 at 12:41 PM
ReplyDelete"You said it homie!!"
You aint no ones" homie" ballbag,go back asleep.
El lazca still alive!!!!
ReplyDelete@6:30 ... That won't stop their violence. They aren't fighting over the 'product', (that belongs to Colombia/Peru), they are fighting over roads or who gets to have what places and routes. Also, alliances gone bad. How does legalizing stop any of that? I get from the mantas that they actually find all the graphic killing, well, funny. They LIKE it. Hey Z40 this hey El Chapo that ... meanwhile some guys and gals they don't even know get chopped up.
ReplyDeleteAs to the deportations, did the Church group have proper visas?
@4:18 pm you are a fucking racist piece of shit LOSER!!! just go hang yourself why dont you and do everyone on here a favor
ReplyDelete"And learn how to use correct grammar and spelling next time you fucking inbred American. "
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you realize that this is not a complete sentence. Just sayin......
they probably just pulled them out so if there were to be any kidnappings of these people during the potus's visit, it would be pretty embarrassing, so to nick it before it buds, so to speak....
ReplyDeleteAll the grammar nazis get the fuck off here and go pull your head out of your ass
ReplyDelete@4:18 pm you are a fucking racist piece of shit LOSER!!!
ReplyDeleteDude,he is Mexican?What do you expect?They are the most racist people out here,they racist againt other Mexicans?They still haven't caught up and think its ok,until its against them,then they get hysterical and phony and all hurt about racism?
Everyone chill mexico is to dangerous for you white boys so stay in on your side of the border cuz aqui matamos I enterramos asi que cuidado gringos
ReplyDeleteNo one i know wants to go there anyway and well stay here if you guys stay there in your own country.we spend WAY more money trying to keep illegals out of the u.s that mexico does trying to keep us out thats just a fact
ReplyDelete"The powerful families will start to corner the market of once illegal drugs when they become legalized. As it is, they already get a cut of the proceeds when they launder the money for the cartels and mafias"
ReplyDelete"Power families", not a chance. If pot or cocaine are legalized in the US, why would "powerful" Mexican families step in or even be needed? Coke will still come from South America and high quality marijuana can be grown in many regions of the US. Coca leaves would be imported to the US and processed here - and they wouldnt be buying the leaves from the F.A.R.C. through a Mexican middle man either. Pot would be a neighborhood brew-club industry - I dont see Chapo, Z-40 or even Slim, shoving the hippies out of that business.
I DONT ALL MEXICANS ARE NARCOS OR CARTEL MEMBERS NEITHER DO I THINK ALL GRINGOS ARE JUNKIES FOR BUYS ALL DRUGS THAT MEXIVO SEND TO USA.. THIS IS A LABOR PROBLEM THESE CHURCH PEOPLE WERE CONCERN ABOUT THE MISTREATMENT OF MEXICAN WORKERS . THATS WHY THE MEX. GOV. KICKED THEM OUT ...I FEEL BAD FOR ALL MY PAISAS. BACK IN MEX. PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM..
ReplyDeleteI DONT ALL MEXICANS ARE NARCOS OR CARTEL MEMBERS NEITHER DO I THINK ALL GRINGOS ARE JUNKIES FOR BUYS ALL DRUGS THAT MEXIVO SEND TO USA.. THIS IS A LABOR PROBLEM THESE CHURCH PEOPLE WERE CONCERN ABOUT THE MISTREATMENT OF MEXICAN WORKERS . THATS WHY THE MEX. GOV. KICKED THEM OUT ...I FEEL BAD FOR ALL MY PAISAS. BACK IN MEX. PRAYERS GO OUT TO THEM..
ReplyDeleteTheres a lesson here .Dont go to another country and start stirring up shit.Mexicans have enough problems without some "do gooders" making trouble where they don't belong.There lucky as hell that deportation was all they got and not a meeting with the stew maker.
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