Video: Lora is a Famous Name in New York Immigration Courts Thanks to a case Alex Lora and his legal team at Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) and New York University School of Law (NYU) brought to challenge his immigration detention, since 2015, all immigrants detained for six months in the
Image from 2016 documentary, Dear President Obama The President. The White House. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500. Subject: Plea for mercy and an end to immigrant detention and deportation Dear President Obama, During your time in office, thousands of men, women, and children have been held in
Gretta was detained in the Santa Ana City Jail’s transgender pod in 2015–6. This is some of her artwork from inside
Groundbreaking website uplifts the stories of immigrants in long-term detention in advance of the Supreme Court argument in Jennings v. Rodriguez Bridging the gap between legal and community advocacy, the Immigrant Rights Clinic (IRC) at the New York University School of Law, in partnership with Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants
by Ana M. Fores Tamayo Ternura, by Oswaldo Guayasamin © 1989 From [*Adjunct Justice*](http://adjunct-justice.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-justice-of-immigration-court-power.html): I went to an Immigration Merits Hearing at the Dallas Courts recently — the last hearing before an individual or family is deported or given asylum — and this young mother
How Patrick won his freedom after three years in immigration detention Patrick is a green card holder and has lived in the U.S. for 17 years. Born in Jamaica, he has five U.S citizen children. The youngest three are seven, ten and twelve years old. In January 2013,
Artwork by Marcela Castro We are disturbed and disheartened by the deep racial and cultural divisions that drove this election. We have seen remarkable levels of xenophobia, Islamophobia, misogyny, and racism. To be clear, President-elect Donald Trump has declared war on immigrants and on the social justice movement as a
Kapi is a loved member of the Huntington Beach community who has been wrongfully re-detained due to ICE’s negligence. Sign our petition to demand his immediate release and for his case to be closed! Our friend Kapi is a valued member of the Huntington Beach, community, and was unjustly
From October 26 to November 4, Detention Watch Network members and allies will mark the Latin American Holiday, Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, with national days of action to honor the lives of those who have died in immigration detention. From the Detention Watch Network: Stop
