Join the campaign to #FreeEDC and #FreeHector for a digital press conference, today at 12 pm!

Yesterday evening, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported Hector García Mendoza, despite a stay of removal issued by a federal judge. Attorneys for Mr. García Mendoza⁠—a named plaintiff in a lawsuit demanding the release of all immigrants locked up at New Jersey’s Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC)⁠—immediately took legal action to compel ICE to bring him back home to the United States and community organizations held vigils at EDC and organized in NJ and TX.

Today at 12 pm EST, immigrants detained at the Elizabeth Detention Center and their loved ones will share personal stories about the dangerous, unsanitary conditions and protocols that have caused COVID-19 to spread unchecked and terrorized over 100 immigrants who are deprived of liberty there. Join us for updates about the campaign to #FreeEDC and #FreeHector, and to learn about how you can support our efforts.

Attorneys will provide updates on the latest developments in a class-action lawsuit that four people at imminent risk of serious illness and death from the virus have filed demanding the immediate release of all immigrants locked up in EDC. The plaintiffs have detailed the dangerous conditions faced by the people confined at EDC, where at least 18 detained immigrants have the virus and one guard has already died.

Click here to stream the press conference on Facebook Live.