MARANA, Ariz. – Alyssa Perew walked out of Tortolita Middle School Thursday night holding a “Stop the Kidnappings” yard sign, a laminated card with a whistle tied to it that included instructions on what to do if you see immigration agents and a few flyers and pamphlets with information about some of the community groups that have been organizing to protect immigrant rights.
Alyssa and her husband Andrew Perew were among about 200 people who attended the second community forum in Tucson to learn about a potential detention center opening in Marana, with community members demanding that the Town of Marana council do everything within their power to prevent it from potentially opening.
The gathering was organized by Pima Resists ICE (PRICE), a coalition of immigrant rights groups and organizers that was formed to fight back against the potential Marana detention center…