Anti-War Action Network: Solidarity with Alejandro Orellana!

Solidarity statement also linked here on Instagram

The Anti War Action Network (AWAN) joins with organizations from around the country to demand that the U.S. attorney’s office drop charges against Alejandro Orellana at once.

AWAN sees solidarity with the immigrant rights movement in the U.S. as critical right now.  The Trump administration has targeted immigrant students with deportation in retaliation for speaking out against U.S. support for Israel’s genocidal policies on Palestinians.  The immigrant rights, anti-war and Palestine solidarity movements must defend each other in order to beat back attacks on our right to dissent in this country.  

Alejandro Orellana is an activist in the Chicano-led organization Centro CSO and was raided by the FBI for protesting deportations in Los Angeles. He faces two bogus federal charges:  conspiracy to commit disorder which carries up to 5 years in prison, and a charge of aiding and abetting civil disorder. On June 27, Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist and leader in Centro Community Service Organization, of East Los Angeles, will have his preliminary hearing and first court appearance.

Orellana has done nothing wrong. Protesting ICE raids and deportations is NOT a crime. Orellana has been a leading member of the Chicano-led organization Centro Community Service Organization, or Centro CSO, for over 10 years. He has been public and forthright in organizing against ICE raids and the Trump administrations. His activism and visible resistance to Trump and ICE serves as a model and inspiration for us all.

It is for this reason and no other that he is being targeted. To protect our First Amendment rights, our freedom of speech, and our right to say no to the ICE operations and the Trump administration,it is critical for all the people’s movements to defend Alejandro Orellana.

   • Call U.S. Attorney Bilal Essayli on June 27 at 213-894-2400 and demand that the charges be dropped.

   • Donate to the legal fund: Venmo @CentroCSO or Zelle CSO at: +1 (323) 580-3764

   • Follow his case and find flyers and more for Alejandro Orellana at www.stopfbi.org.

From Palestine to Mexico, all border walls have got to go!