{"id":2917,"date":"2025-05-08T20:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/?page_id=2917"},"modified":"2025-05-08T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T00:32:37","slug":"stand-with-detained-immigrant-workers-and-protect-our-freedom-of-speech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/sw\/stand-with-detained-immigrant-workers-and-protect-our-freedom-of-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Simama na Wafanyakazi Wahamiaji Waliozuiliwa na Tulinde Uhuru Wetu wa Kuzungumza"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2917\" class=\"elementor elementor-2917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9513d47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9513d47\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad443b9\" data-id=\"ad443b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64b5e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c64b5e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mnamo Machi 25, R\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, mwanafunzi aliyehitimu katika Chuo Kikuu cha Tufts na mwanachama wa chama cha wafanyikazi SEIU, alinyakuliwa na mamlaka ya shirikisho ya uhamiaji iliyofunikwa kwenye barabara ya umma. Kukamatwa kwake ni shambulio la wazi dhidi ya uhuru wetu wa kujieleza. R\u00fcmeysa kutoka Uturuki, alikuwa na visa halali ya mwanafunzi, lakini alikamatwa na kupelekwa katika kituo cha kizuizini huko Louisiana. Kwa nini? Kwa sababu hivi majuzi alikuwa ametumia haki yake ya Marekebisho ya Kwanza ya uhuru wa kujieleza kwa kuandika op-ed katika gazeti la wanafunzi kuunga mkono watu wa Palestina.<\/p><p>Hatutasimama wakati Marekebisho ya Kwanza yanachomwa moto mbele ya macho yetu. Na hakika hatutanyamaza wafanyikazi wanatekwa nyara.<\/p><p><strong>Onyesha mshikamano wako kwa kushiriki bango hili! Chapisha kwenye mitandao ya kijamii na hashtag <em>#4the1st<\/em> na tag <em>@SEIULocal509.<\/em><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9039b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9039b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1mmCSHYy4Q-2yGwYqn0V2OOJaXXy-_DjJ?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Pakua<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380d673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"380d673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2918\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/iamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rumeysa-FreeSpeech-IGsquare-150ppi.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 25th, R\u00fcmeysa \u00d6zt\u00fcrk, a graduate student at Tufts University and a member of labor union SEIU, was snatched by masked federal immigration authorities on a public street. 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