CARECEN
Legal director at CARECEN, the Central American Resource Center, which provides legal assistance to immigrants in Los Angeles
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Daniel Sharp
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FROM Daniel Sharp
Which Way, L.A.?
Local Central Americans Fear Deportation Federal immigration agents are conducting raids around the country, with plans to deport immigrants from Central America whose claims for asylum have been rejected. So far, Immigration and Customs Enforcement—or ICE -- hasn't come to Los Angeles. But immigrant rights groups are helping them get ready for agents to come to their doors. Daniel Sharp is legal director at CARECEN, the Central American Resource Center.
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Obama’s Immigration Action Could Have Big Impact on L.A. President Obama announced an executive action on immigration last night. It’s likely to have a big impact locally; here in L.A. as many as 500,000 immigrants could be impacted by the plan -- the most of any city in the nation.
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