Health care should never come with fear.
But providers report that fear of immigration raids is deterring immigrant patients from getting the care they need.
When people avoid care because they’re afraid, entire communities suffer.
https://cnn.it/4rRyd5x
DACA was meant to protect immigrant youth from detention and deportation. But new information confirms what our communities have been experiencing.
Text HOME IS HERE to 787-57 to access the immigrant youth tracker.
https://homeishere.us/stop-abducting-immigrant-youth/?source=social.bs
CBP left Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind father and husband, to die in the cold.
He should be alive today. We grieve with his family and with all community members who are suffering.
ICE and CBP violence must end. Not one more dollar for these agencies.
https://bit.ly/4bqiqEW
For decades, the IRS said tax info wouldn't be used for immigration enforcement. Last year, it shared 47,000 addresses with DHS.
Read our guide about what immigrants should know about their privacy when filing taxes ⤵️
https://bit.ly/472OyfB
Kristi Noem was a willing and eager participant in the Trump administration’s assault on our constitutional rights and its disregard for human life.
Replacing her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin won't change that agenda — it simply puts a new face on it, all but guaranteeing more of the same cruelty.
Congress:Not Another Dollar To ICE & CBP
Right now, Congress is making decisions that will shape all of our futures, including whether to pour *even more* money into DHS.
Our message is clear: It's time to drain ICE & CBP's slush fund and reinvest those resources into our communities.
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/4tiNRrQ
To this day, I don’t know what we did wrong to be detained...I feel like I’ll never get out of here. I just ask that you don’t forget about us. Gustavo, 13 years old Source:ProPublica
Since Trump took office, the number of children held in ICE detention has increased sixfold.
In detention, kids are denied proper schooling and medical care—while being separated from their friends & families. The toll it has on them is profound and lasting.
No child belongs in detention—period.
"I don’t want to stay along the sidelines and just stay quiet on this matter. I want to use my voice..."
Across the country, students are organizing walkouts to stand with immigrants. Young people aren't waiting for change — they're making it happen. ✊
https://bit.ly/4rJRS7k
It takes less than 2 minutes to tell Congress: No more $$ for ICE & CBP.
Call (202) 224-3121 & tag 3 friends in the comments to call too ⤵️
#DHS #Congress #immigration
Stay safe, stay vigilant, and don’t lose hope. We get through this together.
Our communities are stronger together.💙
Know Your Rights & Help Others Know Theirs. Understanding your rights is the first step to protecting yourself and your community. Allies can learn immigrants’ rights and share that knowledge. Visit nilc.org/resources/kyr for Know Your Rights guides
💙Know Your Rights + share resources: www.nilc.org/resources/kyr/
Organize, Mobilize, and Resist. Minneapolis is showing us how it’s done. The day before Alex Pretti was murdered, nearly 1 in 5 Minneapolis residents took to the streets in sub-zero temperatures to demand justice. Over 700 businesses participated in the ICE out of Minnesota Coalition’s “blackout” solidarity action. You can see ICE Out of Minnesota’s full list of demands at the link in our caption
💙 Read ICE Out of MN’s full demands
www.iceoutnowmn.com
Support Organizations on the Ground. Donate: If you are able, financially support organizations and mutual aid groups in Minnesota. Volunteer: Offer direct support to people targeted by ICE—from providing rides or groceries, to helping with childcare, and more. Join a rapid response network: Get trained to lawfully observe, de-escalate, and uphold the rights of community members.
💙Donate to & support orgs on the ground: www.standwithminnesota.com
Minneapolis has been under ICE occupation for 80+ days. 3 ways to support Minnesotans right now
Minneapolis has been under ICE occupation for 80+ days, leading to many violent encounters.
The Trump administration claims it's scaling back its operation. We'll believe it when we see it, and Minnesota will need our support either way. Here are 3 ways to support the people & orgs on the ground:
The World Cup is meant to be a space for unity and celebration — not fear. ICE does not belong there.
ICE OUT.
https://nyti.ms/4qYbtiW
Our liberation is rooted in our collective power. ✊🏾
#BlackHistoryMonth
I'm auctioning off two of my New York Rangers jerseys to benefit the @nilc.org. Auction is open for two weeks.
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"We can’t wait to join the fight against the things that threaten all of us only after they invade our individual spaces of comfort."
The time to act is now — united and unwavering — in the face of authoritarianism. https://bit.ly/4kU7bYv
NO SECRET POLICE. NO TROOPS IN OUR STREETS. TAKE ACTION: Tell your state legislators to fight back against Trump’s secret police at the link in our caption.
NO SECRET POLICE. NO TROOPS IN OUR STREETS.
📣Send a message to your state legislators: act.nilc.org/page/91483/a...
HB2173: IN HOUSE COMMITTEE Lawmakers in Washington are considering a ban on law enforcement face coverings during public interactions.All of us are less safe when masked agents are on our streets. We need more transparency and accountability.
WASHINGTON BILL:
SB245: SIGNED! Maryland bill prohibits agreements between local police and federal immigration agencies. Through 287(g), local law enforcement is transformed into an extension of ICE, undermining public safety and community trust. Dismantling 287(g) makes our communities safer.
MARYLAND BILL:
SB1699: IN SENATE COMMITTEE Tennessee is proposing a bill that would protect immigrants at school, hospitals, places of worship & other community spaces. Ensuring these spaces are truly safe is essential for people to live and participate in their communities without fear.
TENNESSEE BILL:
HB9: SIGNED! The Immigrant Safety Act bars public entities from contracting with federal agencies to detain immigrants in New Mexico.Private prison executives make millions from detaining people in unsafe, often abusive conditions. Ending reliance on these facilities is a step toward preventing further abuse.
NEW MEXICO BILL:
S2235A: IN SENATE COMMITTEE The New York for All Act would prohibit law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. When state and local police take part in ICE’s abusive practices, it makes our communities less safe. State lawmakers have the power to fight back.
NEW YORK BILL:
States Across the Country are Reining in ICE and CBP. Five Bills to Watch Right Now S2235A: IN SENATE COMMITTEE The New York for All Act would prohibit law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement.When state and local police take part in ICE’s abusive practices, it makes our communities less safe. State lawmakers have the power to fight back.
⚡️GOOD NEWS MONDAY⚡️
People are speaking out against ICE and CBP's lawlessness — and lawmakers are listening. States across the country are introducing (and passing!) bills to rein in federal immigration agencies and protect immigrants.
5 bills taking on ICE & CBP⤵️
Thank you so much for your support!❤️
No matter what the fight ahead brings, we will rise together. 🌱❤️
Photo shared by National Immigration Law Center. May be a graphic of money, card, poster, magazine and text that says 'How much $$$ Congress already gave to DHS for detention deportation through 2029: 170,000,000,000 Another way to think about it: we spend $100,000 per day on detaining and deporting our neighbors, it will take 4,658 years to spend down the current budget. If we spend $1 million dollars per day on detaining and deporting our neighbors, it will take 466 years to spend down the current budget. If we spend $10 million per day. on detaining and deporting our neighbors, it will take 46 years to spend down the current budget. Spending the 170B budget over four years averages to spending around $116.4 $116.4million million Every. Single. Day. What our tax dollars could be used for instead: Medicaid for 6 million children and 4 million for years. or SNAP benefits for 18.7 million for 4 years or ~400,000 400 livable-wage livable- jobs for 4 years for families with a single parent and 2 children or VA medical care for 2.32 million veterans for 4 years. The budget is a choice if we wanted to actually improve people’s lives, we could. It's time to drain ICE & CBP's slush fund. ACT NOW: www.nilc.org/STOPDHS
$170 BILLION. That's what Congress *already* gave DHS for mass detention & deportation through 2029.
Imagine what we could do instead:
⚕️Fund health care
👪 Feed kids
🧑💼 Pay livable wages
& more
More $$ is a nonstarter. It's time to drain ICE & CBP's slush fund:
act.nilc.org/page/93101/a...
"To this day, I don’t know what we did wrong to be detained...I feel like I’ll never get out of here. I just ask that you don’t forget about us.”
—Gustavo, 13 years old
https://www.propublica.org/article/life-inside-ice-dilley-children
