When ICE detains one person it has a distressing ripple effect on every single person in their orbit - from their immediate and extended family, their coworkers, friends, and extended community. When a person with a mental disability is arrested, the stakes rise; it is critical to locate and advocate for them before ICE exploits their vulnerability and deports them.
Our client's nephew and his family are speaking out about how the cruel mass deportation agenda impacts people with disabilities. ICE agents ignored every red flag, gave no protections, and no compassion when they arrested Daniel while he was gathering recyclables and eventually deported him. His family and lawyers were left scrambling trying to physically find him in Mexico. He was found in a hospital. It took nine months of relentless legal advocacy while Daniel was forced to wait in Mexico, as our team pushed the government until they finally yielded and allowed him to be brought home. Trump's immigration policies don't make families safer.
Help us provide support for more immigrants with disabilities:
💙 Support legal representation for immigrants: immdef.org/donate 💙 Help free detained people in ICE prison: cluejustice.org/bond 💙 Provide relief to detained neighbors through their commissary: tinyurl.com/commissaryfund