Thread by @the_ILRC

Thanks to all who are joining today’s #FreeThemAllGov Twitter Chat!

We’re so excited to have @DianeGuerrero__, @ImmJustice, the #DignityNotDetention Coalition, and so many other advocates and leaders with us today. #FreeThemAll

Today’s amazing participants include: @ImmJustice @MigrantFreedom @CIYJA @PangeaLegal @YouthJusticeLA @Immdefense @HumanImpact_HIP @4humanintegrity @aaaj_alc

@ACLU_NorCal @DetentionWatch @PuebloSF @_mariocarrillo_ @CIDR_NorCal @IC4IJ @CA4ImmiJustice @CAIRSacramento @centrolegal @ellabakercenter @ResistDetention and more!

Before we get started, here's how to participate:

➡️Quote tweet the original question by including the link in your reply
➡️Specify which question you're responding to by using A1/A2/A3, etc.
➡️Use #FreeThemAllGov & if you can fit it in, also use #FreeThemAll
➡️Like and RT!

Now that we’re all set, Q1 coming your way soon! #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

Q1: What is “immigration detention” and how is it related to mass incarceration? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

Q2: Yesterday, ppl held at Mesa Verde detention center joined a chorus of voices from the inside saying #COVID19 “will turn our detention into a death sentence.”

Why are detained people more vulnerable during this pandemic? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

https://twitter.com/4humanintegrity/status/1245039663301054464

Q3: Even amidst this pandemic, ICE is trying to build MORE detention centers and secure more funding. How is ICE going about this? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

Q4: What should be done with these facilities instead? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

Q5: What is the community urging ICE to do? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

Q6: What asks can we make of our local and state governments on this issue right now? What can Governor @GavinNewsom do? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

Q7: As we all shelter in place and socially distance, what can we, as individuals, do to help? #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

And that’s a wrap! Thank you to ALL the amazing participants today! And thank you, @DianeGuerrero__, for being such a fierce advocate for immigrant & human rights. We are so grateful for your commitment to shed light on these critical issues. #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll

❗Lastly, please join us tomorrow at 2:30PM PT on @DianeGuerrero__’s Instagram where @the_ILRC Supervising Attorney @GriselMRuiz and @DianeGuerrero__ will keep this important conversation going on IG Live!

Thanks again, all! #FreeThemAllGov #FreeThemAll