Hundreds of Jewish Protesters Block Road to Migrant Detention Center in New Jersey

[iluvtennis]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/01/neveragainisnow-36-arrested-hundreds-jewish-protesters-block-road-migrant-detention

Rejecting the notion that denouncing the Trump administration's immigrant detention centers as "concentration camps" does harm to the memory of the Holocaust, 200 Jewish people demonstrated at a facility in New Jersey Sunday evening and demanded the release of the thousands of immigrants in U.S. custody.

Grassroots group Never Again Action called for all detention centers to be closed and for the U.S. government to protect asylum seekers and undocumented immigrants—instead of sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) into communities where the agency has arrested hundreds so far this year in raids.

The group reported that 36 participants were arrested for blocking the road to the Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

"I have to do whatever is in my power to disrupt ICE, to close these camps, to provide permanent protection, and to ensure that 'never again' means never again," said Rebecca Oliver, a demonstrator who was arrested.

Holding signs reading, "Never again for anyone" and "Jews demand freedom for immigrants," the demonstrators stressed the need to recognize the parallels between the Trump administration's arrests of undocumented immigrants and detention of asylum seekers and the treatment of Jewish people and other marginalized groups by the Nazi regime in the 1930s and 40s.

"I'm a Jewish Latina. The military camps where my people are being held today are concentration camps; just like the camps my people were held in 75 years ago were concentration camps," said Tae Phoenix, another protester. "That's why I'm here. That's why we're here."

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[llmart]

1. Kudos to them!

People, this is what it's going to take. Massive protests at every single concentration camp.

[pangaia]

3. It will take massive REALLY massive PROTESTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

Protesting the whole shit show of republicans traitors!

And that will bring violence, most likely from the fascists...
'But I believe it is the only way..

[llmart]

4. It may bring violence but I believe FDR when he said "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

I will not cower from bullies. We need someone who's seen as a leader, not a politician, to organize this and quickly.

A lot of the activist stars and celebrities are my age or older, but we need them to work together. Remember "We are the World"? They were able to get all those people to come together for a common cause. Bono? Clooney and Amal? Streisand? Bette Midler? Tweets aren't enough.

[iluvtennis]

6. Let's do the cross country protests...I'm in. These concentration camps have got to stop.

[malaise]

2. Get thee to the greatest page

NOW

[Leghorn21]

5. Oh, thank you, dear ones!!!!!!

RESPECT

[Gothmog]

7. Never again mean never again