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Dreamers take the streets of Houston to protest 287(g)
“El pueblo unido jamás será vencido” United we will never be defeated. One of many chants undocumented immigrants scream as they protest towards the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in downtown Houston. Dreamers marched to end 287(g) and finalize deportation, much attention was also paid to Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman which protesters …

Houston activists call for an end to controversial immigration program
The 287g agreement between Harris County and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has yet to be renewed, but the immigrant youth-led organization United We Dream has begun their campaign to reject the program that allows officers to screen detainees for undocumented immigrants and can lead to deportation proceedings. …