US EditionImmigration Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Named Among Recipients of Human Rights Award
- On March 17, 2025, Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra was placed under federal detention and has since been honored as a recipient of the 42nd annual Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
- Vizguerra gained national attention after illegally crossing the U.S. Southern border in 1997 and challenging ICE's reinstated removal order on First Amendment grounds while sheltering in Denver churches during Trump's first term.
- She announced receiving the award while detained in Aurora, Colorado, works independently using her own resources, and the nonprofit recognizes recipients for advancing social justice nonviolently.
- Vizguerra announced that she learned of being honored with a human rights award while in detention. She stated that although the government aims to silence her, she remains determined to persist in resistance until achieving freedom.
- Vizguerra may be unable to attend the June 5 award ceremony in Washington, D.C., pending changes to her ICE detention, highlighting ongoing challenges in immigrant advocacy and detention policies.
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Jeanette Vizguerra — held by ICE in Colorado — named a winner of Robert F. Kennedy human rights award
Jeanette Vizguerra, an immigration advocate being held in an Aurora, Colorado, detention facility, has been named a winner of an annual human rights award by a nonprofit set up in the late Robert F. Kennedy’s memory. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced last week that the activist will be a recipient of its 42nd annual Human Rights Award alongside Maine Gov. Janet Mills and former U.S. Department of Justice pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer. Ho…
Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra wins Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award
DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado immigration activist facing deportation after being detained by immigration officials in March is one of the latest recipients of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, an organization that aims to pursue the late senator and former attorney general's "dream of a more just and peaceful world" through litigation, business and education efforts, every year awards "champions of social ju…
Jeanette Vizguerra — held by ICE in Aurora — named a winner of Robert F. Kennedy human rights award
Jeanette Vizguerra, a Colorado immigration advocate being held in an Aurora detention facility, has been named a winner of an annual human rights award by a nonprofit set up in the late Robert F. Kennedy’s memory. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced last week that the activist will be a recipient of its 42nd annual Human Rights Award alongside Maine Gov. Janet Mills and former U.S. Department of Justice pardon attorney Elizabeth Oyer. Howev…
Maine's Governor To Receive Human Rights Award Amidst Her Battle With Trump On Trans Inclusion In Women's Sports - The American Tribune.com
The unashamedly woke Maine Governor Janet Mills, a longtime advocate for allowing transgender children to play on girls’ sports teams, is being awarded the Human Rights Award by the Robert F. Kennedy Organization, which is recognizing Gov. Mills for her work to restore funding for school nutrition programs. For context, on May 25, 2025, the Robert. F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization announced the Gov. Mills would be presented the 42nd annual H…
Gov. Mills chosen for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award for standing up to Trump • Maine Morning Star
Maine Gov. Janet Mills reacts after challenging President Donald Trump over federal law on the issue of transgender athletes in school sports as Trump addressed a meeting of governors at the White House on Feb. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Maine Gov. Janet Mills has been selected for the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award for suing the Trump administration after the U.S. Department of Agriculture unlawfully …
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