· Helena Vigilante · By Shane Castle · From the Border Crossing Law Firm media archive.
The Helena Vigilante follows the growing public support for Audemio Orozco-Ramirez at vigils in Billings and Helena. The article describes the language barriers surrounding his case, Shahid Haque's effort to keep him from being deported before the investigation, and reflections from faith leaders and MIJA board member Wilmot Collins on common humanity and racial profiling.
The story captures the human side of the advocacy: a client uncomfortable in the public eye, an attorney trying to explain an uncertain process, and Montanans crossing language and cultural lines to show that he was not alone.