A4: Roland Sylvain, NY'er and father of 4, has been fighting his deportation for almost a decade. ICE is trying to deport him for the “aggravated felonies” of forgery—for writing someone else’s name on traffic tickets bc his license was suspended at the time—from 20 years ago. 1/
A4: Roland's last fighting chance to stay here with his family is a gubernatorial pardon from @GovernorVA. #RepealAEDPA 2/
A4: Orlando Fernandez Taveras is a NY'er who came to the US at age 1. After yrs struggling with addiction, he had a successful recovery, got married, and had a child, only to have ICE arrest him, keep him in detention separated from his baby for 4+ years, and then deport him. 3/
A4: Orlando’s wife and daughter moved to the DR to keep the family together, but work is hard to come by, and healthcare is poor. They have been waiting 10 years for @NYGovCuomo to pardon Orlando and allow them to return to their life and family in New York. #RepealAEDPA 4/4

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23 Apr
A3: Whenever "domestic terror laws" are passed, the most vulnerable communities are always disproportionately punished, even if that punishment was intended for another group. #RepealAEDPA 1/
A3: Whatever the stated intent or target, the law feeds into a system that is programmed to have racially and economically unequal outcomes, so that’s what we get. #RepealAEDPA 2/
A3: AEDPA blocked off paths for incarcerated ppl to bring legal challenges, which meant more people were led to death at the hands of the state, whether in the form of a very long sentence or a death sentence. #RepealAEDPA 3/
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Thanks to all who are joining the #RepealAEDPA #AEDPA25 twitter chat in **5 minutes**!! We’re really excited to be connecting with some awesome orgs, including @DetentionWatch @the_ILRC @ImmJustice @JustFuturesLaw @latinojustice @NDLON @NIPNLG @SEARAC and others!
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2. Use the #RepealAEDPA and/or #AEDPA25 hashtag

3. Quote tweet the original question by including the link in your reply

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1/Advocates are demanding that ICE does not rely on a racist criminal legal system to fuel deportation, & that it eliminate gang affiliation from its final "enforcement priorities." Gang labeling is often based on arbitrary factors & is proven to lead to discriminatory policing.
2/Gang allegations are nearly impossible to challenge in both pre-trial detention AND immigration court. ICE has targeted and incarcerated immigrant youth labeled as "gang-involved” based on flimsy evidence.
3/By continuing to target immigrants for arrest and deportation under this label, ICE is perpetuating the racial bias that initiated the labeling in the first place.
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31 Mar
1/THREAD: Recreational Marijuana legalization just passed the NYS Legislature! What does this mean for immigrant NYers? #PassTheMRTA #MarijuanaJustice
2/Marijuana-related activity has been a major factor dragging immigrants into the arrest-to-deportation pipeline. After years of organizing by immigrant advocates, criminal legal system advocates, & others, New York passed the MRTA! bit.ly/3fu23ux #MarijuanaJustice
3/MRTA includes big changes to NY law, including:
-legal possession of small amounts of marijuana for ppl 21+
-Creation of an NY licensing system to allow ppl & businesses to sell marijuana
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#PassTheMRTA #MarijuanaJustice
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Today’s decision puts a halt to Trump’s latest attempt to criminalize immigrants. Trump’s rule—which was set to go into effect tomorrow—would have imposed sweeping new bars to asylum based on broad categories of criminal offenses.
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‼️ ALERT ‼️ ICE is showing up at NYC protests: On Wednesday, this man was walking with protestors when 5 agents jumped out of a van with guns drawn & threw him to the ground, 1 wearing a POLICE/HSI (division of ICE) vest. This man is a US citizen of Puerto Rican descent.
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