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THREAD: A judge in federal court ruled on the side of protecting 1st Amendment rights & reinstated our critical Hotline that has helped thousands in immigrant detention report on the conditions of their confinement.

@ICEgov will never censor us #FreedomForImmigrants
@ICEgov This case should serve as a reminder that the Trump admin is not a law unto itself, but rather accountable to the people & our Constitution.

Read our press release:
freedomforimmigrants.org/news/2020/2/12…
In 2019, we partnered with @OITNB to provide an accurate portrayal of life in immigrant jails & prisons.

The final season prominently featured our free & confidential hotline. 2 weeks after the season premiere, ICE completely shut down the hotline.
Prior to the shutdown, we received over 10K calls per month from immigrant prisons & jails nationwide. We received calls from 148 countries that spoke 80 different languages.
Investigations like our Report on Hate, which put the brutality of immigration detention and ICE on display, were only possible because people in detention were able to confidentially report abuse #AbolishDetention freedomforimmigrants.org/report-on-hate
As ICE has indicated it intends to destroy complaints from detained people, we will continue to use the Hotline to record abuses & elevate stories this system is trying to silence.

We look forward to answering calls from people in detention once again.
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THREAD: Last December we said no more to @ICEgov’s retaliation and filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding the agency restore our free & confidential National Immigration Detention Hotline. Today is our first day in court. Tweet your support with the hashtag #RestoreTheHotline
@ICEgov In 2019, we worked with #OITNB to provide an accurate portrayal of life inside a detention center. They featured our hotline on the show’s 7th season. Two weeks after the show’s premiere, ICE shut down our hotline. #RestoreTheHotline
People in ICE custody do not have access to a free phone call. Private phone companies such as Talton Telecommunications profit off of high phone call rates, which is why people can't afford to connect with their families and attorneys #RestoreTheHotline
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Freedom for Immigrants
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After 3 yrs in immigration detention, Erickson Martinez was deported to Colombia — where he hasn't lived since he was 8 yrs old.

"I lost everything after spending 3 years [...] fighting for the chance to stay with my family in a so-called free country."
imm-print.com/all-im-doing-i…
We've featured Erickson's stories on IMM Print before.

He wrote about his experience being assaulted by an officer at the Baker County Detention Center.

"If you ask me, they are county jail corporations making profit on the pain of others."
imm-print.com/his-nose-broke…
We published the final letter he wrote from detention before he was deported in Oct 2019.

"Freedom is the biggest treasure a man could have. These politicians & administration are twisting the real meaning of freedom."
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