‘#FreeAle’: The Internet’s Favorite Immigrant Activist
‘#FreeAle’: The Internet’s Favorite Immigrant Activist
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On March 7th, 2018, Alejandra Pablos, a reproductive rights and undocumented activist was detained by ICE and placed in the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona. A petition for her early release was launched by Mijente, a group that organizes around immigrant rights, and it circulated quickly on social media. Alejandra became a high profile activist with thousands of supporters. Latino USA looks at what Alejandra’s story tells us about how undocumented activism is changing.