Protesters commemorate Dia de los Muertos in El Paso, Juarez; view video, notice photos
Nov 02, 2011 (El Paso Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services by means of COMTEX) See photos:
Justice through the U.S. plus Mexican governments has been that rallying cry for further compared to a couple folks Tuesday exactly who marched inside El Paso to help memorialize Dia de Los Muertos , and also the actual Day on the Dead.
And throughout Juarez, several teenagers marching in order to try to remember the actual 8,500 sufferers inside the drug showdown that will started out in 2008, have been arrested if they began pasting pieces of paper crosses on rooms and utility poles.
Both marches were anchored by way of violence about both equally facets belonging to the national boundaries of which variations immigrants in addition to persons embroiled throughout the actual brutal narcotic war.
In El Paso, that protesters needed the two nations to take accountability for the deaths of people deported from your U.S. after which mortally wounded in Mexico.
The class marched 3.6 kilometer after kilometer through the Border Network for Human Rights' office on Piedras Street to be able to San Jacinto Plaza within Downtown El Paso. At the actual plaza, the particular class joined the actual Occupy El Paso movement, held a vigil and built some sort of speech on deportation's side effects upon immigrant households along with immigrant deaths.
Leaders from the Border Network for Human Rights spoken to their uneasiness with all the U.S. immigration system and also the deficiency of protection from the Mexican government those of you that usually are deported.
Fernando Garcia, exec director for your Border Network pertaining to Human Rights with El Paso, said regarding 500 folks each and every year in Mexico trying to be able to key in this U.S. hunting for a better life. Garcia claimed the actual deaths certainly are a outcome of a damaged U.S. immigration program and also virus ridden Mexican government.
"We're facing quite a aggressive criminal court (effort) with this U.S. of which go right after immigrant families," Garcia said. "Almost 1 million people today have been recently deported inside the final three years."
Garcia stated Mexico's substance physical violence has made a new scenario during which locals with Mexico accomplish possibly not acquire more than enough safety as well as immigrants who will be deported get also a smaller amount protection.
"Many deported individuals accustomed to take the means to help take a few tacos within Juarez in addition to take a look at their families. Now that deportation has metamorphosed alone right dangerous process," he / she said.
Yanette Marquez, 24, missing your girlfriend husband, Ruben Adrian Beltran, while your dog ended up being deported to Juarez on Oct. 3.
Five days to weeks later, Beltran appeared to be murdered after getting together with using a group involving coyotes, or perhaps human
smugglers, who seem to were allegedly delivering him into the U.S. Instead, gunmen taken your pet that will death, Marquez said.
"I questioned God in which if your dog might return, that your dog would suffer. And them painful me which he had to go back inside a coffin," your lover said.
For Catalina Varela, deportation was a demise phrase to get her son, Antonio Garcia Varela.
Garcia Varela was mortally wounded within December 2010 and beyond following Immigration as well as Customs Enforcement realtors allegedly swept by means of his neighborhood, detained him and delivered him returning to Mexico throughout the Santa Fe Street bridge.
Like Beltran, Garcia required to come back into the U.S. He, too, appeared to be put to sleep when reaching human smugglers, Varela said.
"There are extensive situations including my son, in addition to I never would like this particular for you to materialize again," your lover said.
In Juarez, police procured action against the marchers even though they went close to the Triunfo de los angeles Republica in addition to Lopez Mateos streets. About one half a dozen patrol motors arrived along with impeded his or her way.
When an organization involving young adults had been about to substance paper crosses using a bank, they were chased simply by police, outdone plus pulled with a wagon. A police exactly who would not determine him or her self mentioned the protesters had been busted on mistrust associated with vandalism as well as regarding assaulting officers.
Police additionally in jail activist Gero Fong, whom yelled coming from in the wagon which your police arrest are generally not able with arresting criminals.
Police Chief Julian Leyzaola have arrived at the particular scene in his bullet-proof car or truck nevertheless did speak with this press. The confrontation in addition included criminal arrest plus reporters since the march. A law enforcement officer along with a cameraman shoved the other person if your officer experimented with to stop the cameraman from filming the actual incident.
Aileen B. Flores may perhaps be climbed to at aflores@elpasotimes.com; 546-6362.
Alejandro Martinez Cabrera could possibly be achieved at a.martinez@elpasotimes.com; 546-6129.
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