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@ImmDef
Jul 24, 2019 • 3 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
ImmDef is so proud of our client Gerson who travelled to Washington DC this week with @Carecen_LA & our ED @L_Toczylowski to speak at a Congressional Briefing & participate in legislative visits aimed at raising awareness of the root causes of Central American migration. ImageImageImageImage
Gerson came to the US two years ago as an #UnaccompaniedMinor and was granted asylum protection just three months ago. In his own words: “I came to DC speak for those who don’t have a voice because I experienced the same things and I can share my story.” ♥️✊♥️
.@Carecen_LA hosted the briefing in partnership with @CISPES @SistersofMercy to support the #BertaCaceresAct. ImmDef ED @L_Toczylowski also spoke at the event about the crisis at the border and how US policies are endangering lives and denying 1000s of people #DueProcess.

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Feb 9, 2022
Last week ImmDef's Directing Attorney of our Cross-Border Initiative in San Diego, @CargioliM, was in court on the first day of resumed MPP 2.0 hearings to observe. This thread details what she witnessed. #EndMPP #RestoreAsylumNow #WelcomeWithDignity #AccessToJustice
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May 26, 2021
Today we’re proud to announce the official launch of the #WelcomeWithDignity campaign. We’re working with hundreds of advocates and organizations to say it loud and clear: we’re ready for a just asylum system that puts compassion and dignity first.
➡️welcomewithdignity.org
What does #WelcomeWithDignity mean to you?
The #WelcomewithDignity campaign is committed to transforming the way the U.S. receives and protects people who survived violence and left behind their homes. Together, w/our border orgs, we can build a more just and truly humane asylum system. Join us: bit.ly/WelcomeWithDig…
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May 4, 2021
This is Bryan. After 3 yrs of separation from his mom due to Trump’s zero tolerance policy, he will finally reunite w/her this week. Despite such a traumatic experience, Bryan is fighting back by joining #TeamImmDef to help children like him know their rights.
Thank you to @jacobsoboroff for joining us in celebrating this bittersweet moment. ImmDef met Bryan while he was in an ORR shelter. Since then he was reunited with siblings. This week his family becomes whole again.
“I didn’t have a chance to say anything. We were shocked, crying and didn’t expect to be separated from each other. That was the last time I saw my mom in person.” - ImmDef client Bryan, becomes one of the first children to reunite w/mother under Biden’s Task Force this week.
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Apr 23, 2021
Today is the first day ImmDef will begin providing legal services to unaccompanied children at the @LongBeachCity Long Beach Convention Center EIS. #WelcomeWithDignity 🧵1/10
Read: immdef.org/post/immdef-to…
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Apr 22, 2021
"It’s never left my mind. It was a horribly traumatic because I never thought I’d see my mom like that. They tricked us.” ImmDef client Julieta was separated from her mother while in CBP custody. Three years later, they still remain separated. @nlanard 🧵
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Apr 22, 2021
Biden’s #ProtectionFailure is endangering the lives of refugees and causing unspeakable human suffering. It’s time for the Biden administration to #WelcomeWithDignity.

To learn more, read @HumanRights1st @HaitianBridge & @AlOtroLado_Org’s new report: bit.ly/ProtectionFail…
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We cannot let this #ProtectionFailure continue. It’s time to #WelcomeWithDignity
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