Donate to his Bond Fund Click the image to contribute to Arnaldo’s bond Arnaldo Garcia Duran has been detained in immigration detention since 2012. Arnaldo is supported and loved by his family. Like so many people in the U.S., Arnaldo struggled with depression and drug addiction. The only
*From *[*Grassroots Leadership*](http://grassrootsleadership.org)* and Texas United for Families:* Brenda has been forced to make the impossible decision of choosing her own voluntary deportation over remaining in detention, where she fears death. She has been transferred to the Laredo Detention Center, known for deplorable medical attention, where she
Thomas was deported to his home country in Africa in April of 2017 after being in immigration detention for over three years Photo Credit: Tina Shull This is Part II of Thomas Dube’s story. Read Part I here Thomas was deported to his home country in Africa in April
After months in immigration detention, Jose reunites with his sister Ana at Casa de Paz, a member organization of CIVIC located across the street from the Aurora Detention Facility in Colorado. **How Do I Find Someone in U.S. Immigration Detention?** (1) ICE Detainee Locator (click here to access) In
by Margaret Hellerstein Photo Credit: Michelle Rau, Freepik On April 11, Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave an impassioned speech at the Arizona-Mexico border in which he proclaimed the dawn of the “Trump era.” According to Sessions, the Trump era is a glorious new age in which the U.S. will
by Suzanne Llewellyn School of the Americas Watch (SOAW) Border Convergence in Nogales, October 2016. Vigil honoring Berta Cáceres (pictured above). Photo credit: Tina Shull I recently visited Honduras on a pilgrimage to identify root causes of migration from that country months after world-renowned indigenous, environmental, women, and human rights
Katherine Weathers of the Etowah Visitation Project crafts quits for the daughters of a friend deported after four years in detention Luis Fernando Estela Gomez spent four years in immigration detention in New Jersey and Alabama. He came to the United States 22 years ago on a tourist visa, and
Photo Credit: Matthias Zomer, Pexels *We all try to do huge things to end detention, but this, I think, represents the essence of visitation:* Re: Nixon Dear Judge Opaciuch, I have visited with Nixon as part of a volunteer visitation service at Krome since July 2015. I was born on
I have been deported from the United States three times, but my family is more important than my freedom With my daughter *My name is Leonidas de Jesus Loza Ocon. I am 44 years old. I currently live in El Salvador, but my home and my family are all in
