Previous Episode | Main Page | Next Episode For updates, visit istandwithravi.org Long-time resident, community activist, father, and husband, Ravi Ragbir, has fought against permanent exile from life in the U.S. for over 11 years. For Ravi and his family, it’s been a fight to take back control over their life. Only a few months after Trump took office, Ravi mobilized a large … Read more »
Since the election, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has substantially increased the number of immigrants it targets in New York State Courts. For more information, visit our Ice out of the Courts campaign. As a result, many advocates are hearing from immigrants that they have a profound fear of going to court. This includes immigrants who need access to the … Read more »
Previous Episode | Main Page | Next Episode Patrick Thaxter is a former chef who now works quietly in the kitchen of a good friend in Germantown, Philadelphia. Originally from Jamaica, he traveled to the U.S. for a soccer tournament eighteen years ago. On that trip, he met an American woman at a Miami club and the two fell in … Read more »
On June 13, 2017, IDP & WITNESS co-hosted a webinar on the power and perils of filming ICE. Find more information here. Below are slides organizers and advocates can use to train people about their right to film ICE, as well as how to share photographs or videos safely and ethically. The slides are formatted as .jpg files, which can … Read more »
*This form is for attorney-use only. If you are not an attorney, please contact us through the IDP hotline and we will assist you. Referral guidelines: Vacatur of plea/sentence reduction must clearly improve immigration situation (e.g., avoid deportation, remove bar to green card, make eligible for discretionary relief/waiver, etc.) No more than one felony conviction requiring 440 relief, or two … Read more »
Previous Episode | Main Page | Next Episode In 2016, William Diaz Castro was arrested at his home in New Orleans by ICE agents who were looking for someone else. He was charged with “illegal reentry” because he had been deported to Guatemala before. But this time, William’s wife Linda and their son witnessed the traumatic arrest. William is a … Read more »
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