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Freedom for Immigrants

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Putting Ourselves In The Shoes Of Asylum Seekers

A former child refugee reflects on how she pays it forward and invites us to rethink our perspectives on migration *“Days, weeks, a month, hand in hand.* We go sick, without eating, without drinking, without sleeping, Or when we speak, we do so crying, Because there is nothing left for

Why Does ICE Fear Us?

The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and ICE are trying to silence us. But we will continue to speak out. Our names are Catherine, Carl, Ann and William, and we are volunteers with Freedom for Immigrants, formerly known as CIVIC, and we want to know: Why does ICE fear

“ICE, deport me or release me from detention”

Muniru has been stuck in detention for over 9 months since signing his own deportation order Photo Credit: Noah Silliman on Unsplash I, Muniru, a citizen of Ghana by birth and nationality, was born in Accra in January of 1993. My mum passed away when I was very young. I

What is TPS? A Guide with Actions to #SaveTPS

by Nina Randazzo Artwork by Dichos de un Bicho. Buy the poster for $10 and support the National TPS Alliance here: http://dichosdeunbicho.bigcartel.com/product/savetps Under the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security has decided to remove the **Temporary Protected Status (TPS)** of Haitians, Nicaraguans, and most

Loveable Little Lelo

A poem from a detained father to his son Photo Credit: Tim Mossholder on UnSplash It is a pleasure to share my poem with *IMM Print. *I hope my poem will make many others smiling, motivated, and encouraged. For me and my son it will be always a wonderful memory.