Why We Are Fasting

On New Year’s Eve, a half dozen of us had our last meal and entered St. Ann’s Mission in Naranja, Florida, just south of Miami. We have vowed to consume only liquids and not eat another meal until the Obama Administration hears the voices of all the families torn apart by deportation. We need the Administration to act in its executive authority now to:

1. Suspend the deportation of immigrants with American families, especially families with U.S. citizen children or spouses until Congress acts to fix the broken immigration system. 

2. Send the Secretary of Homeland Security to South Florida to meet with us, the fasters, and hear from us firsthand the conditions that moved us to fast.

In the meantime, we will continue our fast indefinitely. We are asking all those of conscience, especially those that are losing a friend or family member to the broken immigration system, to join us in the Fast for Our Families.

Support the Trail of DREAMs

On January 1st, 2010, a small team of brave, passionate young immigrant students from Florida’s Students Working for Equal Rights (SWER) will embark on a 4-month long, 1,500 mile walk – the Trail of Dreams. As they travel through the southeastern United States, this courageous group will be seeking meetings with political and civic leaders, joining in rallies and vigils, and reaching out to the media - galvanizing support for immigration policy reform in communities that might otherwise be without a voice.       

Visit the Trail of DREAMs at: http://trailofdreams.net/Home.html

Media Coverage

Miami Herald - February 20, 2010
Faith leaders pray for immigration reform



La Gaceta

Inmigrantes no pueden esperar otro ano a Obama



La Tribuna - January 19, 2010

Inmigrante hondureña suspende ayuno y protestará en Washington



El Financiero - January 19, 2010
Rompen ayuno inmigrantes en Florida por indiferencia de autoridades


EFE - January 17, 2010

Inmigrantes en ayuno piden presionar a Obama para frenar las deportaciones


EFE - January 15, 2010

Los activistas y congresistas celebran el TPS para los haitiano s


Restore Fairness - January 15, 2010
Obama, pay attention to immigration reform as day 14 of immigration fast leads 3 fasters to ER


7 Dias - January 15, 2010

Grupo continúa en ayuno En protesta contra deportaciones



EFE - January 14, 2010
Hospitalizan a inmigrantes y activistas en ayuno en protesta contra las deportaciones



Wicked Local Swampscott - January 14, 2010

Former Swampscott resident’s fast for imm
igrants takes on new emphasis after Haiti earthquake


El Latino
El granito de arena


La Prensa - January 14, 2010

Se complica salud de la hondureña inmigrante


Busted Halo - January 14, 2010
Living in Limbo


SEIU - January 13, 2010

Florida Immigrants Fast for Families



Turkish NY - January 13, 2010
Floridalı Göçmenler Reforma Destek Orucunda



La Prensa - January 12, 2010
“Quiero ser libre por mis hijos”: Jenny Aguilar



La Jornada - January 12, 2010

Intensifican defensores de inmigrantes en EU acciones en repudio a las deportaciones


The Catholic Free Press
- January 12, 2010
Migration week brings legislative push, prayers, a walk to Washington


Huffington Post (Jane Guskin)- January 12, 2010
New Immigrant Revolution: Wake up-- It's happening NOW


El Comercio - January 12, 2010
En huelga por esposa peruana


El Heraldo - January 11, 2010
Hondureña lleva 12 días en huelga de hambre



La Prensa - January 11, 2010

Hondureña lleva 12 días en huelga de hambre: Jenny Aguilar una catracha abusada por su ex esposo vive con un grillete en el tobillo. Ella protesta por las redadas de ilegales



EFE - January 8, 2010
Líderes religiosos de Florida se unen en ayuno por reforma migratoria


El Sentinel - January 8, 2010

"Huelga de hambre para detener deportaciones"


Restore Fairness - January 8, 2010
"How many hunger strikes will it take?"


La Prensa - January 7, 2010
Católicos apoyan Reforma Migratoria



New York Daily News - January 7, 2010

"President Obama has not followed through on his promise of fair immigration reform


Miami New Times - January 7, 2010
"Five in Homestead Fasting in Hopes of Forcing Obama to Halt Deportations"


Miami Herald - January 6, 2010
"U.S. Catholic leaders want President Obama to make immigration reform a priority"


KPFK - January 5, 2010

Radio Interview with Subhash Kateel (last 20 minutes)

Miami Herald - January 1, 2009
"Youth trek from Miami to DC for immigrants rights"


December 17, 2009
"Immigration Reform: Obama's Next Challenge?"


El Nuevo Herald - December 16, 2009
"Se aviva la esperanza de una reforma migratoria"