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All-volunteer solidarity group resisting policies & practices targeting immigrants in DC, Maryland & Virginia. DC-metro area ICE Emergency Hotline: 202-335-1183
Dec 25, 2022 5 tweets 4 min read
Tonight, on Christmas Eve, Gov Abbott’s buses dropped off migrants at the VP’s house in the freezing cold. This is not new, it has been happening for 8 months. The Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network has welcomed >200 buses carrying ~7k ppl. @HdcPeace @DC_BCI @EORMutualAid 🧵 While Abbott is a demon for sure, these folks have also been let down by the federal & local DC govt:

1) Busing folks from the border to other cities isn’t actually a bad thing if done right & for the right reasons! The federal govt needs to step up and formalize the process. 2/
Jul 9, 2022 21 tweets 14 min read
The first of 3 buses expected tonight has arrived. And like the last three months mutual aid is here to greet them. DC government is nowhere in sight.

We will be live tweeting intake today with staggered phone zaps. Please follow along and take action: bit.ly/nowelcomenosle… Picture of a white bus with a red line For 12 weeks, DMV organizers and volunteers have been showing up every single day to support our new neighbors with ZERO support from the DC government. So far we have welcomed 100+ buses each carrying 30 to 60 people each, around 3,000 people in total. Boxes stacked up with clothes in them
Mar 18, 2020 6 tweets 3 min read
URGENT: Yudith's husband was detained in a particularly heinous raid by ICE agents: they pretended to be doctors to get into their home 🤬

While we all fight to stop ICE actions during #COVID19, please DONATE & RT to help support this family if you can.
gofundme.com/f/kpeb7k-suppo… Yudith is under intense pressure right now. She's supporting a family of 6 children, one of whom has special needs & paying legal fees to get her husband out of detention.

So many of y'all are giving so much during this crisis. If you can, please give to help Yudith thru this
Jun 19, 2019 7 tweets 5 min read
Here we go, folx. As the election nears, immigration raids across the country are likely to increase. Regardless of timing -- we need to be ready to defend our communities. Here are FOUR WAYS you can help in case of mass immigration raids in the DC-metro area. THREAD 1⃣ Take a moment to save our ICE Emergency Hotline # to your phone contacts: 202-335-1183. CALL if you see or are credibly aware of ICE activity. Live dispatchers pick up calls 9AM-9PM; leave a confidential message at other times. PLEASE RT this graphic widely!