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78th Birthday Rally for Imam Jamil | Biden Administration Proposes Rule to Extend DACA | War on Terror Film Festival: Watch More Films this Weekend

As Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin languished in federal custody in Tucson, Arizona, a diverse group of spirited supporters rallied in front of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta Monday. The rally coincided with Imam Jamil’s 78 th birthday, 21 of which have been spent incarcerated after being convicted for the killing of one Cobb County Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy and the wounding of another. Impassioned chants of “Free Imam Jamil Now,” and “What Do We Want, Freedom, When Do We Want It, Now” resounded in the streets as pedestrians and passengers walked and drove in front of the Courthouse craning their necks to observe the sights and sounds of the rally.

There will be a rally in support of Dr. Afia Siddiqui outside the Pakistan consulate in New York. Please join us on Wed, Oct 20th at 3:00 PM EST.

The Biden administration has proposed on Tuesday to publish a role to extend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). 

The rule that is now published in the Federal Register will go into effect after the administration considers public input for a 60-day period. The rule would further protect 700,000 undocumented people who were brough to the US as children from being deported or losing their work permits. This rule will stand even if Congress does not pass comprehensive immigration reform. 

DACA has persevered consistently, even with attempts to end it by the Trump administration. In Texas in July of this year, a federal judge ruled that the program was unlawful and that Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created it by an executive order in 2012.