A Cry for Help : Letter from Oscar Nevarez – M Pod of Otay Mesa – In Honor of Carlos Escobar Mejia
This letter was the basis for the following story in the San Francisco Chronicle - ‘This is a cry for help’: ICE detainees…
CALL TO ACTION – ICE Denying Family Access to Hospitalized Man from Otay Mesa
Update 5/13/2020 - Thanks to ongoing pressure on ICE and community mobilization, Noe was briefly able to speak to his family on May…
IDA joins community organizations calling for the release of detainees in Mesa Verde
On Friday April 10th, a coordinated act of defiance and solidarity was organized by individuals detained inside the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center…
Immigrant Defense Advocates joins the ACLU of California and 150 other orgs demanding Gov. Newsom halt expansion of immigrant detention in the wake of COVID-19
As California takes drastic measures to counter the spread of COVID-19, Immigrant Defense Advocates joined the ACLU of California and the San Francisco…
55 California organizations call for state audit related to private prison contracts
Advocates and community members from across California have signed on to a letter expressing grave concern over public corruption and misconduct in the…
Press Release – California immigrant rights advocates condemn militarized escalation against sanctuary cities
From the “Power, Not Panic” Emergency Action Committee Community organizations stand ready with 24 hour legal assistance hotlines to monitor and defeat…
ICE signs contracts in attempt to circumvent AB 32
In an attempt to undermine the recently passed AB 32, ICE posted awards for multiple detention facilities in California on Friday December 20th.…
California Lawmakers Issue Letter Demanding Oversight of ICE Solicitation
A congressional delegation of California representatives is criticizing the process by which federal immigration officials sought bids for four private immigration detention facilities…
Op-ed: SF Chronicle -Open Forum: Stopping ICE raids begins with ending immigration detention
Original posting By Hamid Yazdan Panah July 16, 2019 Last week, the threat of raids imposed by the Trump administration sent waves of panic…