Mid-Kentucky Presbytery is organizing an immigration issues team, and an initial event may relate to the last subject that came up during Julia Thorne’s May 1 talk: detention (and deportation) of immigrants who are suspected of not being in the United States legally. Tony Aja of the presbytery, Becca O’Neill (a lawyer who spoke at the KY American Civil Liberties Union immigration forum last month), and the University of Louisville law school have organized some visits to a KY detention center: the Boone County Jail (located in northern KY in the county with the Florence Mall and the confluence of Interstates 71 and 75). Visits, which are to include a training the night before and being at the jail no later than 7:45 a.m., are slated for: May 20, June 17, and July 15. Tony has indicated an interest in going on June 17 (which is a Friday), and Pastor Jane has done so for July 15 (also a Friday).
This would be one way to follow up on Julia’s talk and the good turnout and enthusiastic response it got.
An additional option would be to follow up with the six-week education/discussion series she suggested, perhaps this fall.
More information about immigrant detentions at the jail is available here: http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/detention/200803/BOONEKY/exit/
This would be one way to follow up on Julia’s talk and the good turnout and enthusiastic response it got.
An additional option would be to follow up with the six-week education/discussion series she suggested, perhaps this fall.
More information about immigrant detentions at the jail is available here: http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/detention/200803/BOONEKY/exit/
-- Perry
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