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It's long past time to #EndDHSRetaliation. For the last several years, so many of my clients have suffered retaliation from DHS for speaking out about the immigration system. We need to redress these harms and adopt a comprehensive policy to #ProtectImmigrantVoices -->
Case is point: #RaviRagbir - a nationally recognized immigrant rights activists suddenly arrested and detained in 2018. As his wife and immigrant rights advocate Amy Gottlieb wrote just this week in @washingtonpost, ICE is STILL pursuing his deportation. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
And #JeanMontrevil - prominent immigrant rights activist and member of @judsonchurchnyc, deported to #Haiti and separated from his four US children, who still advocate for his return. It's long past time to #BringJeanHome. Listen to his and other stories:
BREAKING: We’ve sued ICE to stop the unconstitutional detention & deportation of activist #ClaudioRojas following the debut of “The Infiltrators” @sundancefest, which depicts Claudio’s immigrant rights organizing.
Press release: dreamactivist.org/campaigns/fede…
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Press release: dreamactivist.org/campaigns/fede…
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You’ve probably heard about Claudio’s courageous activism. In 2012, Claudio, a father of two, was detained in Broward Transitional Center. He organized with activists from the inside, as described in @ThisAmerLife & @thenation:
thisamericanlife.org/498/the-one-th… &
thenation.com/article/dreame…
thisamericanlife.org/498/the-one-th… &
thenation.com/article/dreame…
Immigrant rights activists then successfully advocated for Claudio’s release. He returned to his wife and sons, with the permission of ICE, who in 2012 granted him an order of supervision that authorized him to live and work in the U.S.
