Check this link for more about the performers and our special guest speaker @bradlander.bsky.social!
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Check this link for more about the performers and our special guest speaker @bradlander.bsky.social!
⏳LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT⏳ until our fundraiser with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and the debut of Young@Heart NYC in Brooklyn! Join us on 3/10 to hear this intergenerational alliance of choral ensembles take a stand for families facing deportation. Tickets: www.newsanctuarynsc.org/home_is_wher...
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Didn't post about this beforehand because didn't want to jinx it, but this morning I went to a habeas hearing for someone who was detained at immigration court 10 days ago, and THE PETITION WAS GRANTED.
What a relief. Ordered released within 24 hours.
⛓️💥 We're glad for the release of three of the illegally detained street vendors, but these arrests should never have happened, and the federal judges who rules on their cases agree.
No more illegal ICE terror in our cities! #ICEOutofEverywhere ❌🧊
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Amen!
New Sanctuary’s own Ravi Ragbir — who is also Ecumenical Canon for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island — delivered the Jericho Prayer, which we recite as part of our weekly Jericho Walk on Thursdays.
Additional images and video by Aaron Miner and Kevin Ritter-Jung.
In the afternoon, a crowd numbering hundreds of people joined with several other faith leaders from many denominations, convened by the Episcopal Diocese of NY, to surround the Federal Plaza and offer collective prayers in support of those facing oppression inside.
They found some solace in the blessings of faith leaders, who also also conducted this sacred ritual for building staff, government officials including New York State Senator @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social , and passersby.
Those heading into the building for their hearing were visibly anxious, knowing full well that they were likely to face unfair proceedings, or even the possibility of kidnapping, at the hands of a racist, economically unjust system inside.
A blessed Ash Wednesday to all who observe it. This morning, clergy members including Father Fabian Arias, Father John Musco, and Presbyterian Reverend Lindsey stationed themselves by the entrances of 26 Federal Plaza and 290 Broadway and imposed ashes on respondents heading into immigration court.
Immigrant New Yorkers should not have to live in constant fear of deportation. This is why we need New York For All NOW. #NY4All #NewYorkForAll
📱Take action: nyic.me/ny4all
He literally says in this clip that ICE will keep in Minnesota “quick reaction forces” — a military term — to go after “agitators.” Remember that those on the ground in MPLS have spent more than a week trying to tell everyone that Trump’s prior “deescalation” was a ruse and ICE is still operational
(Flyer by Alexandra Rose)
Join us for an uplifting night of music and unity, March 10 at the First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn (119 Pierrepont St) at 7pm Proceeds go to sustaining the New Sanctuary Coalition’s Pro Se Clinic, Accompaniment program, and other ongoing projects to fight deportation.
⭐SPECIAL EVENT!⭐ We’ll thrilled to announce a benefit concert featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and the debut performance of Young at Heart Chorus NYC — two choruses uniting to keep families together. @bradlander.bsky.social will join as guest speaker.
Tix:
www.newsanctuarynsc.org/home_is_wher...
❌ This is unacceptable! ❌
Detaining immigrants on a hidden floor to avoid a judge’s order undermines the law and endangers human beings. ICE must be held accountable. 🚫🧊
#ImmigrantJusticeNow
https://www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/09/26-federal-plaza-jail-conditions-ice-judge-kaplan-ruling/
Abolish ICE and DHS. Shut it all down.
Meanwhile, our Accompaniment, Pro Se Clinic, SanctuaryHood, and detention support initiatives continue to grow. But we need more support. Visit the Get Involved section to join us and find more ways to help. Visit www.newsanctuarynsc.org/get-involved
More reasons to celebrate, more reasons to fight. This month, we celebrated Peter receiving a pardon, as well as the year since Ravi Ragbir received his. We were visited by Heury, recently freed from ICE detention, whose release we supported with digital accompaniment and an email campaign.
At this point, pretermissions take up 90% of the volunteering I do at immigration court. I see entire courtrooms filled with families DHS wants to send to Ecuador. To Uganda. To Honduras. They're scared. They don't know what's going on.
“By branding an entire diaspora as ‘terrorists’ and ‘garbage,’ the administration is seeking to dehumanize these populations and create a blueprint for collective punishment that targets both citizens and non-citizens alike.”
New piece by Ravi Ragbir: “While the ‘good old boy’ network in Mississippi is allowed to treat public funds as a private piggy bank with little more than a civil slap on the wrist, the Somali-American and broader Black communities are being used as a convenient scapegoat for an agenda of exclusion.”
The @newsanctuarynsc.bsky.social train Court Accompaniment volunteers to show up at hearings & check-ins to offer presence, info & calm in spaces designed to intimidate. This work makes a difference. More: tinyurl.com/nsc-trainings
The @newsanctuarynsc.bsky.social Pro Se Clinic runs every Wednesday, training volunteers to support immigrants navigating court without lawyers. Jan 14, 21 & 28 trainings include asylum, SIJS, virtual hearings & more.
📍 Church of St. Francis Xavier, NYC
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We celebrate that Peter remains free to be with his family, and we remain committed to supporting him, as well as all of our community members facing the racist, immoral, and fatally depraved system of detention and deportation.
Additional photos and videos by Alvin Seenauth
We started a Jericho Walk silent march around the building, which was cut short when Peter emerged from his check-in. We were relieved that he was not taken, but the elation was tempered with the stunning revelation that he would have another check-in on April 6.
Outside, a crowd of over 60 people rallied in support of Peter. We were joined by his family, allies and activists, and faith leaders, including The Rev. Dr. Tony Lin (Yale Divnity), Pastor Juan Carlos Ruiz (Good Shepherd Bay Ridge), and NY State Senator @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social.
