Rapid Defense Network

RDN fights relentlessly against the government’s cruel efforts to rip families apart and in the face of the government's lies, as in the case here. Your support on #GivingTusday helps us fight for our clients and their love stories. defensenetwork.org/donate

Lack of transparency fuels the machine of violence that keeps detention centers like Batavia perpetuating abuse and harm. We hope this FOIA request yields actionable information to hold ICE accountable and challenge ongoing abuse.

A man named Pierre with severe mental and physical disabilities was found dead in the street shortly after being released from Batavia. Despite months of advocacy and repeated requests by @JFMFofWNYJustice ICE refused to provide a release date or any accommodations.

@JFMFofWNY,@PLS_NY, @rapid_defense + @jactioncenter filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request for records on @ICEgov practices at the largest NY detention center, "Batavia". Read more: bit.ly/BataviaFOIA

The stories of people labeled as “criminals” are seldom heard. And when they are, it is often w/ strategic outcomes in mind, like earning clemency or parole. @ImmDefense's #LifeBeyondBorders creates space for people to share their own stories. 🔊Listen: lifebeyondborders.org

Jean Montrevil was deported by ICE for organizing in defense of immigrant communities. Help us spread the words by contacting @SecMayorkas and/or sharing the action toolkit on your social media platforms to #BringJeanHomeNow! bit.ly/bringjeanhomen…

“We are living injustices I cannot even name” At Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center in Louisiana, immigrants & asylum seekers have been subjugated to serious human rights abuses, including frequent use of solitary confinement which the @UN calls torture. rfkhumanrights.org/nola_ice

A legitimate immigration system would uphold the constitutional rights of all people in the U.S. and rectify its past wrongs in deporting individuals for exercising their First Amendment right. @SecMayorkas, Claudio belongs at home in Florida w/ his family. #ChanceToComeHome

Jean is a father & community activist who was unjustly deported to Haiti in 2018. “When you deport someone, who wins and who loses? I spent all my life in America building a life for my kids. When I got deported, yes it hurts me, but it hurts my kids the most.” #ChanceToComeHome

Claudio is now living in Argentina far from his family. His sons work multiple jobs in Florida to support the family, hoping that they will be reunited one day. We call @SecMayorkas to bring Claudio home & end ICE's practice of targeting political activists! #ChanceToComeHome

WATCH: U.S. Navy vet Howard Bailey joined us from Jamaica last week to share what happened when ICE detained him in front of his family, and talk about his life since - exiled abroad for more than eight years. @SecMayorkas, Howard needs a #ChanceToComeHome bit.ly/3eibzzZ

The #ChanceToComeHome week of action starts TODAY! Join us in sharing stories of loved ones who have been deported & call on @POTUS & @SecMayorkas to establish a meaningful process for them to come home. immigrantjustice.org/ChanceToComeHo…

The government deported Kenault & robbed him of the chance to meet his newborn child merely three months before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the grounds of his deportation unlawful. We're calling on @SecMayorkas to give Kenault a #ChanceToComeHome & reunite w/ his family

James lived in the US for 20 yrs & has 4 kids & a wife here. A judge denied his green card because of criminal convictions. In immigration jail, ICE officers brutally assaulted James. He filed a lawsuit that was still pending when he was deported. James needs a #ChanceToComeHome.

👏👏👏NEW @NIJC policy paper on #ReuniteUS + press call today (noon ET). Paper includes story of Issa Sao, deported to Mauritanian in 2018, among many others. This paper is a MUST-READ + return after deportation a MUST-DO for @POTUS @DHSgov immigrantjustice.org/research-items…

We joined 160 immigrant rights & legal services orgs to tell @SecMayorkas @ICEgov to review cases of 14k people still trapped in deadly detention during the pandemic. Many should not be detained or deported according to admin’s own guidelines. Full letter: immigrantjustice.org/press-releases…

Your support on #GivingTusday helps us increase access to justice for vulnerable immigrants across the entire country--coast to coast, border to border. defensenetwork.org/donate

For #GivingTuesday please help support our work defending the most vulnerable from abuse and denial of due process. defensenetwork.org/donate

Join us for #GivingTuesday and help support our vital work defending immigrants facing unlawful detention and deportation! defensenetwork.org/donate

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and you can help RDN continue to fight for immigrant justice. Your support helps us provide legal representation to some of the most vulnerable members of our community: immigrants at risk of imminent detention and deportation. ow.ly/n19G50CyFvj