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NEW: We filed a lawsuit against the Sheriff of #Etowah Co.
Last fall, following a peaceful protest outside the jail, the Sheriff retaliated & blocked volunteers from visiting men detained there.
This violates the free speech rights of community members:
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/9/1/…
Last fall, following a peaceful protest outside the jail, the Sheriff retaliated & blocked volunteers from visiting men detained there.
This violates the free speech rights of community members:
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/9/1/…
“Once again, the Etowah Co. Sheriff’s Office is trying to make visitor volunteers choose between their First Amendment rights & supporting people in immigration detention [...] This is not a choice the government can legally ask them to make,"
@ChristinaFialho
@ChristinaFialho
In terminating the Etowah Visitation Project, the Sheriff is not just trying to punish visitor volunteers and people detention, they are trying to send a message to all activists to stay silent.
This is contrary to the county’s and ICE’s stated commitment to transparency.
This is contrary to the county’s and ICE’s stated commitment to transparency.
