Vigil for immigration reform

Just because Frances Semler stepped aside and the Minutemen aren’t causing any local ruckus doesn’t mean all is silent on the immigration front. This week, in dozens of cities around the country, activists are calling attention to a broken system that divides families and punishes willing workers. This morning, local advocates gathered across the street from the Executive Office of Immigration Review — where up to 50 deportation hearings are heard each day — for a vigil denouncing “dehumanizing rhetoric” and asking the new administration to get a moral backbone when it comes to immigration policy.