The scaffolding has been raised at Chicano Park in preparation for renowned muralist Victor Ochoa and a group of local artists to paint a mural in memory of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas.

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The Schools and Communities First Initiative, of which Alliance San Diego is a partner, received endorsements from California Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins and San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher this week.

By Yesenia Padilla

Human Rights First attorney Robyn Barnard and Alec

In January of 2019, the Trump Administration implemented a cruel new policy to expel people seeking safety and protection in the United States, and return them to Mexico to await their immigration court proceedings. This policy forced non-Mexican asylum seekers to “remain in Mexico” until their immigration court hearings, even though they wouldn’t have access to legal representation. The policy was ironically dubbed the “Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP),” but the truth is it endangered the lives of people seeking safety and radically undermined due process. It should more aptly be called the “Migrant Persecution Protocol.”