Last week, IDP opened its 2020 End of Year Appeal with the following letter, discussing the results of the recent election and our plan for this coming year. If you haven't already, please be sure to take a minute today to read about IDP's plan for continuing the fight for justice and fairness for all immigrants.
Dear Friends of IDP,
As we write to you, it appears that the White House will soon change hands. After four long years of Trump and four long years of relentless racist and xenophobic attacks, we are taking a moment to breathe a deep sigh of relief. But we all know that there is much work to be done to change our country’s trajectory and reverse the damage inflicted by Trump.
 As we prepare for the next stage of hard work, we draw strength from knowing that you will be right alongside us in the fight. IDP will be keeping a close watch on the ground, monitoring changes in the courts and in Congress, and tracking ICE's latest raid tactics to keep our communities safe and hold the new administration accountable. In order to sustain our fight to roll back the harms of the Trump agenda, we will be relying on you and our community of supporters to help us build a new future—one that treats all immigrants in the United States humanely and fairly, and one that aims to reverse the harms of a racially discriminatory policing and punishment system.
Today, as we plan for a new Democratic president and build toward a better future, we will not forget the lessons of 1996. More than twenty years ago, Manny Vargas founded IDP in direct response to the passage of draconian immigration laws in 1996. Those laws, which a Democratic president enacted, greatly enabled the modern detention and deportation system.
That’s why no matter who sits in the White House, IDP will remain vigilant and ready. Our hotline will be open to help families in crisis; our raids team will provide resources and trainings for communities to defend their rights against ICE surveillance and raids; our litigation team will deploy cutting edge arguments; our Padilla Support Center will give critical advice to defense attorneys; and our advocacy teams will fight for policies to reverse criminalization and promote fairness and justice for all immigrants.
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