Testimony

Testimony submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Immigration

Humanely Reforming Immigration Policy

Immigrants rights vigil

Denver Swift raids vigil.

On Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, AFSC submitted testimony for inclusion in the Congressional Record for the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Immigration. The testimony is excerpted below, and available for download (PDF) in full.

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Jocelyn's Story

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16-year-old Jocelyn recounts the last day she saw her mother and how her family's life has changed since the deportation.

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Youth say keep our families together

Jocelyn family

Joceyln and her family

Joceyln (bottom row, middle), her father, and five siblings in front of their home in New Jersey.

When 50 people, 30 of them children, leave Newark, NJ at 6:30 in the morning on a bus to Washington DC, there must be a good reason.

Solitary Confinement Testimonies

This collection prisoner testimonies allows the survivors of solitary confinement to share their stories with us through letters, pictures and calls or interviews.

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AFSC is a Quaker organization devoted to service, development, and peace programs throughout the world. Our work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Learn more

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AFSC has office around the world. To see a complete list see the Where We Work page.

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