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Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Curren D. Price Jr. Lead Aid Delegation to Tijuana with SALEF

2020-06-02T17:46:27+00:00

  On President's Day weekend, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Mitch O'Farrell and Curren D. Price, Jr. partnered with SALEF to lead a humanitarian aid delegation to Tijuana, where we visited nine dfferent shelters. Our delegation included Clínica Msr. Oscar A. Romero, El Rescate, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN-LA), St. John's Well Child and Family Center, and Equality California. We also collaborated with Sergio Infanzon and Comite de Mejicanos Migrantes in this effort [...]

Councilmembers Mitch O’Farrell and Curren D. Price Jr. Lead Aid Delegation to Tijuana with SALEF2020-06-02T17:46:27+00:00

Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo and SALEF Lead Delegation on MLK Day of Service Trip to Tijuana

2019-07-31T16:58:38+00:00

On Martin Luther King Jr Day, SALEF joined Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo in a day of service to bring much needed aid to the Central American migrants awaiting asylum at our southern border. SALEF, as part of the Coordinadora San Romero, coordinated the day of service in conjunction with the Coalicion de Migrantes Mexicanos to provide health screening and food donations to three shelters in Tijuana. We were also accompanied by El Rescate [...]

Councilmember Gilbert Cedillo and SALEF Lead Delegation on MLK Day of Service Trip to Tijuana2019-07-31T16:58:38+00:00

SALEF Supports LAUSD Teachers

2019-07-31T17:09:10+00:00

On Monday January 14th, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) took to the streets to defend public education and the future of Los Angeles students. Parents, teachers and students rallied at school sites to show their support on a rainy Monday morning and an estimated 30,000 teachers and allies took to the streets, marching to City Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. SALEF opened its doors to show solidarity and support for teachers and [...]

SALEF Supports LAUSD Teachers2019-07-31T17:09:10+00:00

Mexican Government Moves Against Migrants, Forces American Observers Out

2019-07-31T16:56:14+00:00

We are receiving reports from an individual who has joined SALEF on aid trips to Tijuana, and who is currently in the shelter, that the Mexican government has maintained a police presence at the shelter and is continuing to seek the removal of migrants from this location to either El Barretal or elsewhere. Additionally, our contact states that the police at the shelter are attempting to identify all legal observers, particularly American [...]

Mexican Government Moves Against Migrants, Forces American Observers Out2019-07-31T16:56:14+00:00

Mexican Authorities Attempt to Forcibly Remove Asylum Seekers from Shelter

2019-07-31T16:51:45+00:00

On Friday, January 4th, SALEF staff as well as partners from the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN-LA) returned to the same shelter located adjacent to the now-empty Benito Juarez shelter that we visited on our last trip. When we visited in late December we delivered food, cooking supplies, and cleaning materials. We packed their refrigerator with chicken and frozen vegetables and provided 80 lbs sacks of rice and beans. Although our donations [...]

Mexican Authorities Attempt to Forcibly Remove Asylum Seekers from Shelter2019-07-31T16:51:45+00:00

Holiday Donations Bring Some Relief and Christmas Cheer to Families, Unaccompanied Minors

2019-07-31T16:03:18+00:00

Toys, clothes for children living in a small shelter left in the wake of now emptied Benito Juarez Thanks to you and our many partners, SALEF was able to provide over $5,000 of food, supplies, medicine, and holiday presents to the Central American migrants sheltering in Tijuana, while they wait for their opportunity to seek asylum in the United States. Our partners on this trip were Clinica Romero (providing health screenings), the [...]

Holiday Donations Bring Some Relief and Christmas Cheer to Families, Unaccompanied Minors2019-07-31T16:03:18+00:00

Seeking Refuge – Life in a Migrant Encampment

2019-07-31T15:58:18+00:00

On December 8th, SALEF, staff from partnering organizations, and volunteer lawyers and doctors, traveled to Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico to visit the Benito Juarez Shelter. Outside of Benito Juarez, there are posters and art. At the shelter, men, women, and children are camped together in alarmingly poor conditions. At one point, Benito Juarez held over 6,000 people. The Mexican government has moved thousands of people to another shelter outside of Tijuana [...]

Seeking Refuge – Life in a Migrant Encampment2019-07-31T15:58:18+00:00

Donations Delivered and More Help Needed to Alleviate Asylum-Seeker Suffering

2019-07-31T17:04:04+00:00

lawyers and medical doctors directly to the asylum seekers. The US government is processing only 100 cases a day, while thousands of people wait in inexcusably poor conditions. The scale of human suffering is unimaginable. The lack of food, medicine, shelter and other basic necessities is a humanitarian crisis. Right now, it is compromising health, robbing men, women and children of hope, and is a stain on our moral standing. Soon it [...]

Donations Delivered and More Help Needed to Alleviate Asylum-Seeker Suffering2019-07-31T17:04:04+00:00

Donations Delivered to Central American Caravan

2019-07-31T17:01:20+00:00

This weekend SALEF was able to provide over $2,200 in food donations to three shelters in Tijuana, Mexico where thousands of our brothers and sisters (men, women and children) are waiting to seek asylum in the United States. We delivered the following items to Desayunador del Padre Chava, Casa de Madre Asunta, and Enclave Caracol: Over 500 Kg of proteins (beans/other legumes, mixed meats and over 50 whole chickens) Over 200 Kgs [...]

Donations Delivered to Central American Caravan2019-07-31T17:01:20+00:00

‘Broken Cages’ Poster & Coffee Mug Sale

2019-05-08T20:48:23+00:00

Thank you, Dichos de un Bicho, for partnering with us to create and sell our 'Broken Cages' poster and coffee mug! Proceeds from each sale will help SALEF provide free legal services to unaccompanied minors and their families. Get yours today: https://dichosdeunbicho.bigcartel.com/category/salef-fundraiser

‘Broken Cages’ Poster & Coffee Mug Sale2019-05-08T20:48:23+00:00
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