Instead, we call on @governor.ny.gov to make a *real* commitment to protect New Yorkers and pass the New York for All Act #NY4All
Our full statement: www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/governor-hoc...
NEW: IDP responds to @governor.ny.gov's proposal enabling law enforcement to use "probably cause" as a criteria for turning immigrant NYers over to ICE.
TL;DR This proposal would incentivize and exacerbate racial profiling in arrests and likely increase unlawful arrests.
NEXT WEEK at @cunylaw.bsky.social / virtually:
The Mamdani administration presents new opportunities for civil rights attorneys and activists to stop civil rights abuses.
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From L.A. to Minneapolis, we've seen protesters across the country face violence & join together to demand justice.
Next week, join us @cunylaw.bsky.social & virtually as we learn how to strategically collaborate with fellow attorneys for a more powerful case.
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Join us virtually and in NYC @CUNYLaw as we learn how to work with your state civil rights bar on strategic litigation and legislative advocacy. @aclu.org
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Join us at @nlg.org's #Law4thePeople tmrw for a CLE about the powerful legal tool attorneys are using to hold federal agents, including ICE, accountable.
With experts from @democracyforward.org @ij.org @macarthurjustice.bsky.social
nationalpoliceaccountability.org/event/federa...
The approval by inspectors means nothing in the jail that killed Alexis Cardenas, our client, a husband & father of four who should never been jailed in the first place.
NPAP's case is one of many exposing Harris County Jail's violence, overcrowding, neglect & abuse.
🍎Join us this month in NYC @cunylaw.bsky.social & virtually as we hearing from these living legends from @legalaidnyc.bsky.social @cardozolaw.bsky.social.
🚕 Our two-day CLE will focus on collaborative litigation.
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On this year's #TransDayofVisibility the intersection of state violence against trans people & ICE's mass deportation machine is alarmingly clear. From the Prairieland defendants to our client Maria Ordoñez-Vargas, trans people are being denied medical care, dignity & rights.
Congratulations and thank you to Afroman for highlighting police dishonesty and defending the First Amendment. A win for police accountability and America (that suit!).
Image description: A red and orange graphic with an illustration of a phone in the background. The text states: URGENT PHONE ZAP Two high priority demands Communication with legal counsel is a right! Tablet access now! Right now, defendants are in an urgent post trial window where they need to be in contact with their lawyers who are filing motions. Due to distance, this contact is primarily done through the tablets. The barrier is that there are 40 people in the pod and only 2 tablets with video capability. We need the facility to fix the broken tablets so that our people can get adequate legal counsel in preparation for crucial deadlines this week. Get Rowan out of med seg and away from illness exposure! On March 24th, Rowan Gibson was abruptly told to gather their things and that they were being moved to med seg without reason. Hours later, the lawyers got the reason: the facility is claiming that Rowan, Mari, Rebecca, Liz, and Savanna being together is a security risk. Now, Rowan is being held with people who are ill, exposing them to illness too. This is clearly punishment for the months they've spent advocating and fundraising for other incarcerated people. We need Rowan returned to gen pop now for their health and safety.
Image description: Orange and red graphic with a phone illustration in the background. The text states: What to say Return Rowan 940-766-8170 My name is _________________. I am calling out of concern for Joy Gibson who is being held in medical segregation despite not having any medical ailments. She is being held around people who are ill, putting Joy at risk of becoming sick too. The facility is claiming that housing her and her codefendants together is a security risk but have provided no evidence that this is a risk. This is a political persecution. We demand that Joy be moved back to general population, Pod C. Joy has done nothing wrong! When will Joy be returned to gen pop?
Image description: Red and orange graphic with an illustration of a phone in the background. The text states: What to say Tablet access 940-766-8106 My name is ________. I am calling on behalf of the defendants held in C pod, who are having limited access to communication with the outside world. Many people urgently need to be in contact with their lawyers and having only 2 fully functioning tablets for 40 people doesn't fulfill this need. There needs to be 12 fully functioning tablets. We demand that the broken tablets be removed and repaired. In their place, there needs to be more tablets with video call capability available to those who need it! When can they video call their counsel?
Image description: Red and orange graphic with a phone illustration in the background. The text states: Rowan, Savanna, Liz, Mari, and Rebecca are being denied their basic needs due to the facility's negligence and directed targeting. They need your help urgently. Keep calling until the demands are met. Health, safety, and legal futures are at risk. This is a critical time-- we are only days away from filing deadlines necessary for future appeals. Please update the support committee with any information gathered in these calls. Reach us on our socials or at dfwsupportcommittee@hacari.com KEEP CALLING OTHER NUMBERS TO CALL: Texas Commision on Jail Standards 512 - 463 - 5505 Clarisa Fasci – Complaint Inspector 512 - 595 - 6252
☎️ URGENT PHONE ZAP FOR PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANTS 📣
We have 2 critical demands:
1) Return Rowan Gibson to general population
2) Provide everyone with tablet access now
Tablets are critical for all the defendants who just had their federal trial because they need to communicate with their lawyers!
North Carolina exemplifies an alarming pattern: officers who face discipline for misconduct are resigning...only to be rehired by another law enforcement agency.
carolinapublicpress.org/74955/wandering-officers-widespread-across-nc-police-agencies
This week, Trump deployed ICE to major airports across the US. As travelers face the presence of militarized agents known for violent aggression, make sure you & the people you know & love #KnowYourRights: bit.ly/kyr-airport
As ICE is deployed to major US airports to perform TSA functions they are untrained to do, bookmark our directory of lawyers who can help if you or someone you know has your rights violated while traveling. bit.ly/find-an-attorney
TSA currently employs about 50,000 screening agents. ICE currently employs about 22,000 agents.
This threat won’t solve the TSA funding issue, and it would also come at the expense of further degrading his already unpopular & incompetent immigration program
First of all, maybe TSA agents are quitting because they don’t want to sleep in their cars since they can’t afford gas.
Second, ICE agents are barely trained to be ICE agents. Now they’re being put in airports to do TSA’s job with zero training. What could go wrong?
PAY TSA AGENTS, NOT ICE.
Just 1 week after the 6th anniversary of her murder. These officers killed Breonna Taylor during a botched, no-knock raid that uncovered no drugs.
From a DOJ that earlier this month quietly rescinded no-knock warrants. This is not justice. This is not a dept that is interested in accountability.
Our Executive Director Lauren Bonds fought – and defeated – a Kansas law like the SAVE Act. A federal judged ruled it was unconstitutional and disenfranchised tens of thousands of voters. The SAVE Act will disenfranchise countless more.
Teen migrant dies in ICE custody as second death in a week sparks concern. A 19-year-old Mexican migrant has died in ICE custody at a Florida detention center, with officials saying the death is a presumed suicide as investigations continue. www.themirror.com/news/us-news...
This is a flyer for an event titled "Power Down Surveillance: ICE Surveillance 101," featuring a close-up of law enforcement officers in riot gear and detailing event information.
Tomorrow: ICE Surveillance 101 ⚡
We’re kicking off our Power Down Surveillance series with a breakdown of the tech ICE uses—from facial recognition to social media monitoring—and how it impacts immigrant communities.
🗓️ March 19, 2 PM ET
Today Mullin will be asked how he plans to lead DHS. For those living under the constant threat of aggression, a change leadership means nothing if the abuse & violence of the past year continue to escalate. Here are 5 questions he needs to answer.
nationalpoliceaccountability.org/5-questions-...
In the wake of ICE violence in MN, we trained lawyers on the FTCA, a remedy for ppl harmed by ICE & other federal agents to hold the government accountable. Now we're bringing our training to Detroit #Law4thePeople @nlg.org @democracyforward.org @macarthurjustice.bsky.social
bit.ly/FTCA-training
Leqaa Kordia was released today after a year in federal immigration detention.
As S.T.O.P.’s Eleni Manis and Michelle Dahl write, her detention was enabled by data-sharing between the NYPD and ICE: "It's the predictable consequence of New York City’s out-of-control surveillance infrastructure."
If you want to directly support the defendants, write to them, send books, any kind of support, check the link below.
Everything about this trial from beginning to end has proven what we have said all along: this is a sham trial, built on political persecution and ideological attacks coming from the top.
Thinking about the people & lawyers that dismissed the alarm about Antifa being designated as a domestic terrorist group. The government just used “material support” for “antifa materials” & “domestic terrorism” to convict 9 people in Prairieland.
This spring in NYC @cunylaw.bsky.social and virtually, we'll focus on how to effectively coordinate, strategize, and partner with other attorneys, academics, civil rights clinics, and legislators to hold police accountable.
Register at bit.ly/nyc-cle
OTD 6 yrs ago, Breonna Taylor was killed in her home during a botched raid by Louisville PD.
Despite the outrage that followed, few laws have changed.
As we demand accountability for ICE's brutality, we must demand the same from local police.
