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Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. Support us: immdef.org

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Hoy es el día. ✊🏽

Acompáñanos a las 6:30 PM PST para nuestro taller virtual en español sobre tus derechos! Conocer tus derechos puede marcar la diferencia en un encuentro con ICE.

🔗 Regístrate aquí: tinyurl.com/yc69rxms

12.02.2026 23:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Migrantes pasan largo tiempo en centros de detención de EEUU bajo condiciones precarias MIAMI (AP) — Felipe Hernández Espinosa pasó 45 días en el centro de detención de inmigrantes en Florida apodada el "Alcatraz de los caimanes", donde detenidos han reportado gusanos en la comida, inodo...

🔗 apnews.com/article/eeuu...

11.02.2026 22:59 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Nadie debería estar detenido indefinidamente en una prisión de ICE. “Estamos viendo personas que realmente ganan sus casos de inmigración languideciendo en la cárcel.”

La abogada supervisora de ImmDef, Sarah Houston, habló con la @apnews.com sobre este fenómeno alarmante.

11.02.2026 22:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Show your love for immigrants by calling your reps and urging them to reject additional DHS funding until ICE's terror stops, funds are cut, and ICE and CBP are out of our communities❣️


💘https://linktr.ee/immDef_lawcenter
💘 Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#ICEOut

11.02.2026 00:37 — 👍 14    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 2

From untreated asthma to unsafe living conditions, our clients at Adelanto say they are being held in inhumane conditions. Those allegations are now at the center of L.T. v. ICE, a federal lawsuit brought w/ ImmDef as counsel.

🔗 lapublicpress.org/2026/02/la-i...

11.02.2026 00:27 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US Immigration operations are still stoking fear and disrupting the ability to go to work, school or doctor’s appointments

Immigration enforcement hasn’t declined in SoCal, it’s become faster & less visible. As ImmDef’s Yliana Johansen-Méndez told @theguardian.com, ICE is using rapid “smash & grab” tactics that limit families’ & attorneys’ ability to respond in real time.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

10.02.2026 23:38 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 2
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Migrants languish in US detention centers facing dire conditions and prolonged waits Prolonged detention has become more common in President Donald Trump’s second term, at least partly because a new policy generally prohibits immigration judges from releasing detainees while their dep...

No one should be held in ICE prison indefinitely. “We’re seeing people who actually win their immigration cases just languishing in jail.” ImmDef Managing Attorney Sarah Houston spoke with @apnews.com about this disturbing phenomena.

🔗 apnews.com/article/immi...

10.02.2026 22:34 — 👍 13    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0
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The Detained Immigrant Bond Fund urgently needs replenishing so we can continue bringing home people like Elizer who have been granted release.

To donate and help reunite families ➡️: https://www.cluejustice.org/bond

10.02.2026 15:03 — 👍 13    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

The Constitution makes clear you can't cut corners on due process for all. No agency is above the law. Take action: https://immigrantjustice.salsalabs.org/stopice-appropriationsjan2026/index.html
Watch:
https://youtu.be/uijI3ctCALA

10.02.2026 01:40 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Aviso importante: A partir de julio de 2025, USCIS y EOIR exigirán nuevas tarifas de asilo. El pago de las tarifas es únicamente electrónico y obligatorio después de recibir la notificación; el impago puede perjudicar su caso.

Vea el video completo aquí. ⤵️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdD4...

09.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

After 278 days, the final child was reunited with her mother and siblings, welcomed at the airport with balloons before finally going home together. This was a true cross-team effort, and we’re committed to continuing this fight until justice is the standard, not the exception. Sí se puede!

09.02.2026 16:48 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Defending children in government custody! In the past 2 months, our Litigation & Advocacy team and Children’s Rep Program filed three federal habeas petitions for 11 children facing prolonged ORR detention. The result: all 11 reunited w/ their families!

09.02.2026 16:48 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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Applying for asylum in the U.S.?

Important update: As of July 2025, USCIS & EOIR require new asylum fees. Fees are electronic only and required after notice-nonpayment can harm your case.

Learn more: ImmDef.org/resources
See full video here: ⤵️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdyT2u-13XY&t=1s

07.02.2026 19:00 — 👍 15    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1
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ICE denied having Leonela, 8mo's pregnant, then deported her to Nicaragua days later, without counsel. All while attorneys members of congress actively searched for her. This should alarm everyone.

06.02.2026 21:52 — 👍 129    🔁 81    💬 4    📌 5
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As our co-founder & Chief of Staff transitions into retirement after 40 yrs of service, we honor her extraordinary legacy. From UFW Foundation to co-founding CHIRLA and Immigrant Defenders Law Center to shaping landmark policy, Susan Alva’s legacy will be felt for generations. THANK YOU SUSAN💐

06.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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ICE’s violence doesn’t stop at the moment of arrest; it disappears from view & continues in ICE prisons, or in our client Julio's case - while handcuffed to a hospital bed. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ice-immigrants-hospitals-detainees-patients-rights-family-blackout-policies-california/

05.02.2026 22:15 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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#Adelanto isn’t a detention center, it’s cruelty.

For years, people have been denied medical care, clean water, and food.
No more deaths, no more illnesses, no more unlawful actions by ICE!

Learn more about this case: https://www.immdef.org/litigation-and-advocacy/ltvice

05.02.2026 15:01 — 👍 13    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
Becky G, Eva Longoria & More Stand With ImmDef Clients
YouTube video by Immigrant Defenders Law Center Becky G, Eva Longoria & More Stand With ImmDef Clients

ICE out, community IN! As Beck G, Eva Longoria, Mayan Lopez, Magdaline Janet, Annie Gonzalez & Desi Perkins remind us: we lead with love, choose action over silence, and keep showing up for our neighbors. Make your impact: immdef.org

📽️: youtube.com/shorts/dlFZK...

04.02.2026 22:40 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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La comunidad respalda a la comunidad.

Acompáñanos este jueves 12 de febrero a las 6:30 PM PST para un taller virtual en español sobre tus derechos sin importar tu estatus migratorio.

La información es nuestro poder. Regístrate en el enlace. ⤵️
https://tinyurl.com/yc69rxms

03.02.2026 15:01 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Immigrant justice moves forward when we take action. We're grateful to This is About Humanity & volunteers who came together w/our team to pack/deliver groceries, household & hygiene items, toys, + more to 40+ client families!

✊ No immigrant stands alone!

Many thanks to the volunteers & sponsors!

02.02.2026 22:10 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Aguilar Calls for Noem’s Removal After Ruiz Says Adelanto ICE Facility Barred Oversight Visit Rep. Pete Aguilar urges Trump to remove DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after Rep. Raul Ruiz says Adelanto ICE barred his oversight visit.

When Congress and legal advocates are blocked from inspecting ICE detention centers, transparency collapses and lives are put at risk. ImmDef Legal Services Director Melissa Shepard joined lawmakers demanding accountability at Adelanto. Oversight is not optional.

🔗 iecn.com/aguilar-noem...

02.02.2026 21:44 — 👍 17    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Judge Again Blocks Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities

Blocking oversight during a mass detention surge not only undermines the separation of powers and erodes the rule of law - but it allows deaths and inhumane conditions to continue. Congress must resume oversight immediately to save lives. @democracyforward.org
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

02.02.2026 19:49 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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See ICE? Take action.
Document ICE activity and report it to your local rapid response hotline. These networks protect our communities and connect people to trusted legal support.

📲 For free, up-to-date immigration resources, visit immdef.org

01.02.2026 15:00 — 👍 20    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 2
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¿Ves a ICE? Documenta y repórtala a tu línea directa local de respuesta rápida. Estas redes prot egen a nuestras comunidades y conectan a las personas con apoyo legal confiable.

📲 Para recursos migratorios gratuitos y actualizados, visita immdef.org

01.02.2026 15:00 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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It’s time to pressure the Senate for the next 48 hours to get #ICEOut of our communities. Tell your Senator to vote NO on DHS funding & hold the line until all demands are met.

CALL NOW: (202) 224‑3121

28.01.2026 20:42 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Alongside Public Counsel and @chirla-org.bsky.social, we’re demanding accountability and an end to unconstitutional detention.

📲Learn more about the case: www.immdef.org/litigation-a...

28.01.2026 19:24 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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“The conditions are designed to make people give up their legal cases. It is a system built to make people break down," said Álvaro M. Huerta, ImmDef.

🔗 www.latimes.com/california/s...

28.01.2026 19:24 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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This facility is meant to break people down. Our legal team has seen firsthand the mold, disease, medical neglect, and inadequate food and water inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. In one year, the population surged from 3 to nearly 2,000.

28.01.2026 19:24 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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🚨 HAPPENING TODAY!

Join us for a virtual community forum at 6pm PT, where we will discuss the Vazquez-Perdomo v Noem case and how it challenges ICE’s tactics of racial profiling and how everyone has constitutional rights.

To sign up, click here ➡️: bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum

27.01.2026 23:30 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We filed L.T. v ICE because the Constitution doesn't take a break behind ICE prison doors. We will continue fighting in court until DHS is forced to provide humane, safe conditions for every person in its custody.

🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/ishoGtjW2iM?feature=share

27.01.2026 03:00 — 👍 30    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0

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