John Legend, Juanes Carry out Outside Immigration Detention Center Beneath Arizona

ELOY, Ariz. (AP) - Colombian musician Juanes and also singer John Legend encountered immigrants on a criminal in Arizona on Weekend before performance with regard to a bottle audience outside both the facility to attracted attention to be able to immigration.

Both the Grammy winners an enjoyed two music separately and someone together - Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" - when dozens of persons sang on in Eloy, on 60 miles southeast of Phoenix.

"Why we're here, someone, is actually because we tend to need to bear benefit from to what's happening considerably we would advertise the world on it," Legend expressed to the happiness audience of immigrant justice activists and also relatives on detainees.


Juanes played the music and Expert both the piano above one flatbed truck farm across the street from the federal detention middle. An clear desert ranking served as backdrop while persons in both the audience held heavy astrological signs and chanted "None more deportation" and "Si se puede," point "Yes we tend to will."


Their point was for both the detainees to hear both the music. However organizers remained told both the inmates were not allowed out of their own muscle to listen to both the concert.

Earlier, Juanes and also Legend answer one tour of detention middle and asked detainees inside.

Juanes said beneath Spanish that he was "heartbroken" through what he found.

"It is very hard to learn that someone is actually deprived on their own freedom unjustly, and also that's why we're here to our music, to our society, that is the greatest tool to provide attention and also bring a speech to be able to those who lack one," Juanes said beneath Spanish.

Maria Gomez, of Phoenix, expressed both the singers' visit may let immigrants know that persons care about them. Both the 16-year-old said him friend and other family members are being kept in Eloy on journey from Mexico Capital to be able to Nogales, Arizona, where they will sought asylum. Gomez said him family made remained victims on kidnappings for ransom.

"It's some thing very private as not any custom would do this," Gomez expressed.

Demonstrators shout slogans before a overall performance by Colombian designer Juanes and singer John Expert.
Francisca Porchas, of Puente Arizona, that allowed organize both the occasion, said him group's goal was with regard to the singers to be able to encounter the detainees and also families who make been fighting towards strict immigration rules and also raids. She said she dream the visit givesed detainees hope.