Dignity Not Detention
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The Dignity Not Detention Coalition is a statewide network of organizations fighting to abolish immigrant prisons bit.ly/JustClosureGui…
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19-03-2021 17:51:26
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“...The IRS is not permitted to share information about those who may be undocumented or without status here in the U.S. with other organizations like the Department of Homeland Security or ICE.” On rules the IRS has to follow & more, by Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí 🫠 kqed.org/news/12030564/…
With @orangebegum, silky shah discusses the problem with immigration reforms, particularly “alternatives” to detention. Often, these alternatives extend the carceral state through electronic and GPS monitoring and ICE check-ins by person or by phone. buff.ly/lMiMbVq
Both Republicans and Democrats oversaw the merger of the criminal legal and immigration systems, leading to more people being deported and detained. Read Amna A. Akbar’s interview with abolitionist immigration justice organizer Silky Shah, new at PB: buff.ly/ohHlUAu
Cornell Ph.D. student Momodou ✊🏿 sued the Trump administration to challenge its broad executive orders targeting pro-Palestinian students, fearing that he "was going to be a target eventually." Then he was ordered to turn himself in to ICE for possible deportation. "This is
This a horrifying overreach and abuse of power! ICE must release Mayor Baraka immediately!! Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani Adams, btw: Mayor Baraka had gone to the detention center demanding answers. THIS is what leadership looks like, not cooking up backroom deals with ICE to deport New Yorkers.