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49-527: Beyond several hangars opposite to the passenger terminal, the Gando Air Base contains ten shelters situated on the southern end of the eastern runway. They harbor the 46 Wing ( Ala 46 ) which operates F/A-18 Hornet and CASA/IPTN CN-235 aircraft, and the SAR Eurocopter AS 532 . The 46 Wing is composed of the 462 fighter (c. 22 F/A-18s) and 802 transport squadrons (3 CN-235 and 3 Cougar) and it defends

98-571: A "hate incident" by county police. The centers allow day laborers to seek work without violating Gaithersburg's anti-solicitation ordinance, a law that makes it a misdemeanor to conduct hires in public places. Most of the opposition centers around the assumption that many of the day-laborers in Montgomery County are undocumented workers , mostly from Central America . CASA opened an employment center in Baltimore on December 20, 2007. The center

147-538: A "misunderstanding" made in anger. Steven Schreiman, president of the Maryland Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, said "the threat shows an intent and it shows their mentality, and it shows them for what they are[...] They’re a bunch of thugs and bullies and they have a political agenda and they want to push that agenda regardless of the costs or consequences. Furthermore, they’ve threatened to go after us at our homes and our places of business, which

196-489: A Canadian television channel CASA ratio (current and saving accounts) Casa 74 , a condominium building in Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, US See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Casa All pages with titles containing Casa Kasa (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

245-495: A US association supporting court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children CASA or Initiative Factory, Liverpool, on the UK Social Centre Network The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University , CASAColumbia, US Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis , University College London, England Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of

294-514: A consistent statewide policy on civil detainers. The Frederick County sheriff's office has deputies with specialized training in searching for undocumented immigrants, while the Prince George's County Police do not enforce immigration warrants as a matter of county policy. Takoma Park has a policy of being a "sanctuary city" and does not permit its police department to arrest people based on criminal immigration warrants. In October 2023, amid

343-666: A group of Jewish lawmakers in the Maryland General Assembly also released statements condemning the organization's statement and suggested that the state may cease its multi-million dollar contracts with CASA. The lawmakers' statements were condemned by the ACLU of Maryland , who called the threat of defunding "unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination". In November 2023, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, CASA's largest private donor, announced that it would pull funding meant for

392-499: A power historically reserved to the federal government. Montgomery County officials expressed support for this notion, yet the government's inclusion, in 2002, of hundreds of thousands of names of people who had outstanding deportation orders into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database threatened to undermine Montgomery County's efforts. Ignoring a deportation order is an administrative violation, not

441-530: A traffic ticket, and they’re being arrested and taken to jail", declared Kim Propeack, CASA director of community action. At a meeting with Latino advocates in late June 2007, County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said that while he disagrees with the decision to put immigration detainers in NCIC, he believes police officers have no choice but to serve them. As a result, The Gazette reported, "the chief said he could not in 'good conscience' order his officers not to serve

490-495: A violation of criminal law; the NCIC is, by design, a database of criminal warrants. Two police associations lobbied against the inclusion, saying that it would hinder cooperation from witnesses and victims of violent crimes who are in the country unlawfully. CASA advocated that the Montgomery County Department of Police ignore these civil detainers . "These are people who haven’t broken any laws other than getting

539-506: Is a Latino and immigration advocacy-and-assistance organization based in Maryland . It is active throughout the state, but has major foci in Prince George's County , Montgomery County and Baltimore . CASA influences Maryland politics on a wide range of policies, ranging from law-enforcement to education. It also has offices in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. CASA was originally known as

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588-661: Is affiliate organization of the National Council of La Raza . They are a member of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network. CASA is also a founding member of the National Capital Immigration Coalition, which promotes "comprehensive immigration reform". In June 2010, CASA opened a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m ) multicultural center in the heart of Langley Park and located in the former Langley Park mansion . The project

637-464: Is also involved in housing law and advocacy. In 2004, CASA attorney Kimberley A. Propeack told the Daily Record that the group's housing attorney represents immigrants who are targeted by landlords if they raise concerns or try to form residents' associations. CASA has rescued a number of victims of domestic slavery, also known as human trafficking . CASA operates five day labor centers throughout

686-655: Is based in the city of Las Palmas . Canary Islands Air Command is the only territorial general Air Force Command in Spain; its mission is the maintenance, preparation and command of air units located in the Canary archipelago . Any Spanish military airplane that lands in the Canary Islands is immediately put at the disposal of the Canary Islands Air Command, who can retain it and use it as long as necessary for missions within

735-629: Is funded by foundations and Community Development Block Grant funds; renovation of the building housing the center was funded by the City of Baltimore and an anonymous donor. According to Maryland Secretary of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Thomas Perez , "Labor centers are the most cost-effective investment of government money I can imagine ... We're providing employment, addressing public safety by creating an orderly process, keeping people from street corners and protecting workers." The opening

784-461: Is harassment." Kim Propeack, CASA spokeswoman, said "People should not expect in a modern society to engage in a campaign of intimidation without having a response", adding that if the Minutemen "want to come to CASA de Maryland, it's perfectly legitimate of us to go to the Minutemen's homes and also protest." CASA promotes community policing over local police enforcement of immigration enforcement,

833-404: The 2023 Israel–Hamas war , CASA released a statement expressing solidarity with Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire, and ended with the line, "Free Palestine NOW!". CASA later retracted their statement on the war following criticism and issued an apology. In an interview with Maryland Matters , CASA's executive director Gustavo Torres repeatedly expressed remorse and regret over

882-516: The Annie E. Casey Foundation and United Way . CASA received $ 1.5 million from CITGO , the state-owned Venezuelan petroleum products corporation, in 2008 to fund educational, training, and economic-development programs. CASA works on many issues of concern to the immigrant community in Maryland, and as a result, CASA has been a source of controversy. Most of the controversy centers around allegations that

931-529: The "Central American Solidarity Association of Maryland". The organization's name was officially changed to CASA of Maryland, Inc., on July 28, 1995. The organization's name was officially changed to CASA de Maryland, Inc., on September 4, 2008. Now, the organization is named CASA. CASA was founded in 1985 in the basement of the Takoma Park Presbyterian Church by US citizens and Central American immigrants. It has since expanded its scope. It

980-467: The Atmosphere Contemporary A Cappella Society , a charitable organization dedicated to fostering and promoting a cappella music Aviation [ edit ] EADS CASA , a Spanish aircraft manufacturer merged with Airbus Military in 2009 Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA), EADS CASA's predecessor Civil Aviation Safety Authority , the statutory authority responsible for

1029-586: The Eastern Canary Islands and the maritime area up to the Sahara), but it has no permanently based military planes, using the ones from Gando. In 1997, Gando Air Base was used to launch the Minisat 01 satellite and it was proposed as an alternative to El Hierro Launch Centre . 27°56′10″N 15°22′44″W  /  27.936°N 15.379°W  / 27.936; -15.379 CASA From Misplaced Pages,

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1078-567: The Federal Real ID Act of 2005. In response to Real ID, the Motor Vehicle Administration considered a two-tiered system, issuing Maryland drivers licenses and then another Real ID–compliant identification that would permit entry into Federal buildings and the boarding of airplanes. Maryland, along with several other states, was given an extension of time to comply with Real ID requirements. Governor Martin O'Malley rejected

1127-671: The Frederick County Sheriff's Office violated the Constitution and engaged in racial profiling by performing immigration law enforcement functions under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act . "We're trying to shine a light on this program, which we feel has been kind of operating in the shadows," said Justin Cox, an attorney for CASA. "We have very strong anecdotal evidence of constitutional violations and racial profiling and

1176-452: The Minutemen: "We are going picket their houses, and the schools of their kids, and go to their work. If they are going to do this to us, we are going to respond in the same way, to let people know their neighbors are extremists , that they are anti-immigrant ." Torres later partially retracted this statement, saying that his threat to picket schools attended by Minuteman members' children was

1225-558: The Shady Grove Advisory Committee and former co-president of the Greater Shady Grove Civic Alliance, was concerned over the center's impact on the sector plan implementation process. He said that the plan required extensive committee meetings and approvals, but Leggett did not use such processes in siting the center. Pat Labuda, president of the Greater Shady Grove Civic Alliance and also a member of

1274-412: The Shady Grove Advisory Committee, said "I think it's a problem that what Rockville and Gaithersburg don't want, Derwood gets". Like Botwin, Labuda was concerned about the center's impact on the sector plan. While Labuda supported the need for the facility, she expressed the wish that the county had discussed it with residents before choosing the site. A Gaithersburg resident task force that had studied

1323-675: The Spanish airspace around the Canary Islands . The 46th Wing is to convert from the F-18 Hornet to the Eurofighter Typhoon starting in 2026. The Gando Air Base is one of the biggest and most important air bases of the Spanish Air and Space Force and it is unique because of the wide variety of aircraft which it operates. Military activity was most intense during the mid-1970s, at the time of

1372-727: The crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco . Military crises in Western Africa , like the 2013 Mali intervention by France , made Gando Air Base the main air platform for operations in Western Africa area by NATO . In 2006 Spain proposed Gando Air Base as headquarters for the newly created United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), but the AFRICOM HQ was ultimately based in Stuttgart , Germany . The Canary Islands Air Command ( Mando Aéreo de Canarias – MACAN )

1421-486: The day-labor centers administrated by the group are primarily used by undocumented immigrants, who may not legally be employed in any capacity in the US. Montgomery County's award of contracts to develop day-labor centers near Gaithersburg to CASA ignited some controversy, including a case of arson. The site, located outside both Gaithersburg and Rockville, was a service park behind a Department of Liquor Control warehouse, and

1470-417: The day-laborer situation supported the proposal. Cathy Drzyzgula, a member of that task force, called the proposal "a middle path, since it pleases neither extreme, but instead the larger share of people who hold moderate views on the issue" in a letter to The Gazette . In response to local immigration raids, CASA published a pamphlet with basic information about rights such as the right to remain silent and

1519-452: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Casa  or casa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. CASA , or Casa may refer to: Casa (surname) , surname Music [ edit ] B.U.G. Mafia prezintă CASA , 2002 album by Romanian hip hop group B.U.G. Mafia Casa (Morelenbaum²/Sakamoto album) , 2001 Casa (Natalia y La Forquetina album) , 2005, or

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1568-512: The group following the letter, saying that it would redirect its donation "to another nonprofit committed to serving refugees and asylum seekers in Maryland". CASA has launched a variety of lawsuits . One such lawsuit was against the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration to improve the administration of drivers licenses for out of country applicants. The lawsuit is ongoing, but is essentially mooted by implementation of

1617-744: The islands. This happens sometimes with heavy military transport, antisubmarine warfare and early warning airplanes, since the islands do not have these on a permanent basis. Once the plane is released by the Canary Islands Air Command, it can leave the Canary Islands and it reverts to the Air Force Commands of mainland Spain. The deployment base of Gando Air Base is the Lanzarote Military Airfield ( Aeródromo Militar de Lanzarote ). Lanzarote Military Airfield has its own permanent Air Force troops platoons and an air defence radar (the EVA 22, which covers

1666-460: The large and growing community of immigrants—documented or otherwise—in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. They have successfully promoted a wide range of legislation in support of the immigrant community, including a Maryland law that requires reasonable access to government services for people with limited English proficiency . CASA is very aggressive in pursuing absconding employers, contractors who do not pay their day-laborers. CASA

1715-440: The local police department to develop strong relationships with the community[...] That trust is being jeopardized CASA's executive director Gustavo Torres said, "We dearly hope that the county re-evaluates its role serving as immigration police[...] The [county police's] enforcement of civil immigration law has severely damaged the faith of the immigration community in its county." As of October 2007 , Maryland did not have

1764-474: The people we serve, the local community concerned about public safety, and to the national community, which has adopted a bill of rights". Representative Dana Rohrabacher of California, a Republican, called the pamphlet "harmful to America" because it teaches illegal aliens "how to circumvent the law", and that CASA was "aiding and abetting criminal activity" by distributing it. Statements to The Gazette by Gustavo Torres, CASA's Executive Director, that CASA

1813-411: The proposal, directing the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration to phase in compliance with Real ID starting in 2010 . CASA's Kim Propeack said "The administration is prioritizing political pandering over good policymaking" and that the governor "is ignoring all the support he's heard over the years for the system as it exists". In November 2008, CASA filed a Public Information Act lawsuit alleging that

1862-409: The proposal. In a letter to The Gazette , Brad Botwin announced that he was forming a group called Help Save Maryland because of "growing abuses of official power", specifically the day-labor center near Shady Grove. Botwin characterized the center as "a taxpayer-funded illegal worker pickup center on property slated for job-creating high-tech companies and a needed fire station." Botwin, a member of

1911-1110: The regulation of civil aviation in Australia Places [ edit ] Casa, Arkansas , United States Casablanca , Morocco, nicknamed "Casa" Casa de Tableta , historic place in Portola Valley , California Science and technology [ edit ] AIPS++/CASA (Common Astronomy Software Applications), image-processing software Cas A or Cassiopeia A, bright supernova remnant Chaperone-assisted selective autophagy , in biochemistry Chicago Air Shower Array , former high-energy astronomy facility Computational auditory scene analysis , machine listening Computer assisted semen analysis Computers are social actors , paradigm in psychology Other uses [ edit ] Casa Condominio Residenza or The CASA, in Toronto, Canada Casa particular , "private house" or simply casa, accommodation in Cuba Casa (TV channel) ,

1960-514: The right to an attorney. According to The Washington Times , the pamphlet, "which features cartoonlike drawings of armed black and white police officers escorting Hispanic men in handcuffs and shows babies crying because their fathers are behind bars, is the product of CASA of Maryland Inc., working with other organizations." CASA director of community organizing and political action Kim Propeack said "We consider providing people with accurate information about their rights fundamentally important to

2009-432: The state of Maryland, with public and private funding; three centers are in Montgomery County. These centers, run by CASA on behalf of the county government under contract, provide central sites where contractors can pick up day-laborers . The centers have sparked protests and counter-protests. The center near Shady Grove was damaged by a fire within its first month of operation; the fire was ruled to be arson and classified

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2058-640: The statement, but defended the statement by saying that CASA weighing in on the war in Gaza was consistent with its mission of "speaking out for humanity and peace". CASA released a formal apology for the statement on November 16. Critics said the statement contained "antisemitic tropes and sentiments" and was denounced by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and several members of the Montgomery County Council . The Montgomery County Senate Delegation and

2107-481: The title CASA . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CASA&oldid=1252012727 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages CASA de Maryland CASA (formerly CASA de Maryland )

2156-640: The title song Casa , a 2018 album by Carolina Deslandes Organizations [ edit ] CASA de Maryland , Latino and immigration advocacy-and-assistance organization Casa Pia A.C. , Portuguese athletic club Canadian Alliance of Student Associations Capital Area School for the Arts , Pennsylvania, US Centro de Acción Social Autónomo , center for immigrant and Chicano workers in San Francisco Church's Auxiliary for Social Action , New Delhi, India Court Appointed Special Advocates ,

2205-515: The warrants if he were told to ignore them by county officials. 'Get a new police chief when that happens,'" said Manger, who later clarified that he had no intent to leave. Manger, who was praised by Propeack for his accessibility, said that the immigration issue "breaks my heart." As of June 2007 , Montgomery County police were still checking, and honoring, the NCIC wants-and-warrants notifications, albeit with some reluctance as evidenced in this statement from Chief Manger: "It's very important for

2254-425: Was applauded by local labor groups, immigrant advocates, and city leaders. Local residents had been pushing for an alternative to street-corner hiring. CASA advocates for citizenship for migrant farmworkers in Maryland . CASA has received funding from a variety of sources, including a two-year grant funding operations in Baltimore from George Soros ' Open Society Institute . Other funding sources include

2303-505: Was budgeted at $ 31 million in 2007. Governor Martin O'Malley , a Democrat, said at the fundraising kickoff for the project, "In our Maryland, there's no such thing as a spare American". CASA offers health assistance, medical interpretations, English classes, financial literacy classes, vocational training, social services, leadership development, legal services, and employment placement for low-income families, particularly Latino immigrants and other immigrants. CASA provides legal support to

2352-420: Was determined to track the leadership of a local unit of Minuteman Project , caused controversy. The Maryland Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a non-governmental watchdog group, photographed and videotaped employers hiring workers at day-laborer sites run by CASA, with the intent of reporting the employers to state and Federal officials as violating immigration laws. Torres told The Gazette that CASA would target

2401-408: Was opened as a temporary location. Because of the site's location, the county had sole control over the site approval process; although the county Planning Board had to undertake a mandatory referral process, the planning rules allowed County Executive Isiah Leggett to make the ultimate decision. The site stirred worry in nearby Derwood and other communities. Some residents expressed concerns about

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