*Traducción al español a continuación The Supreme Court’s decision in Blanche v. Lau creates new risks for green card holders returning to the United States from international travel if they have certain open criminal charges. Can’t green card holders travel freely? Generally, green card holders are free to travel internationally and have important protections when they return to the United … Read more »
*Ver a continuación en español. Community members have been arrested by ICE at airports when they were trying to fly domestically, creating fear. Who is being targeted?* We do not fully know who is being targeted. All people who are undocumented or have temporary or expired immigration status face some risk. However, we believe there is currently higher risk for: … Read more »
December 17th, 2020 By Immigrant Defense Project and Center for Constitutional Rights On November 17, 2020, at 4:45 AM, five plain-clothes agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) climbed the side of a building in south Brooklyn and attempted to enter a second floor apartment. They banged on windows, breaking one, and threatened the tenants on the ground floor–if they didn’t let … Read more »
IDP has worked on campaigns since 2008 to disentangle ICE from the criminal legal system. We started by fighting the ICE Criminal Alien Program in Rikers and then joined the ICE Out of Rikers Campaign on legislation to limit New York City’s honoring of ICE detainers. In 2010, we formed a coalition to stop ICE’s Secure Communities program in New … Read more »
As immigrants with convictions are increasingly vilified and targeted for deportation, IDP works with a broad range of allies to develop campaigns around strategic reforms within the criminal justice system that will reduce both incarceration and its collateral consequences on immigrants. IDP works in coalition with organizations focused on policing, such as Communities United for Police Reform, to provide general support for advocacy … Read more »