Join IDP for an Evening of Action to Resist Surveillance Technology & Immigration Policing
 On May 25th, join the Immigrant Defense Project, Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), and The Legal Aid Society for an evening of action to resist the use of surveillance technology and information sharing, which criminalize Black, Brown, and immigrant communities. We’ll talk about the urgent need to end the use of the rogue DNA database, police use of biometric surveillance, and ending local law enforcement collaboration with ICE by passing three New York State bills. In addition to hearing from advocates on all three of these bills, we’ll participate in a number of virtual actions to push lawmakers to prioritize the issues that impact our communities this legislative session. Learn more and register at bit.ly/EndNYSS.
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Keeping Eyes on ICE: IDP Participates in National Forum on the Police to Deportation Pipeline
On April 27th, along with advocates, allies, and community members from across the country, the Immigrant Defense Project participated in Targeted Twice: The Police to Deportation Pipeline, as a part of Mijente’s Eyes on ICE: Truth and Accountability forums and the #WeAreHome campaign. In addition to hearing testimony from non-citizens who have been criminalized and now face the double punishment of deportation, we also listened to advocates speak on the changes that the Biden Administration and Secretary Mayorkas need to make to deportation and enforcement policies. You can watch a recording of the event here. Earlier in April, IDP joined Families for Freedom, Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, Haitian Bridge Alliance, NYDOR, GANGS Coalition for a local #EyesOnICE forum. You can see the recording here.
Mijente’s Eyes on ICE: Truth and Accountability Forum series spotlights our communities' stories as the Biden administration is set to revise their immigration priorities. In the coming weeks, ICE is set to release a new enforcement priorities memo—the guidance on who should be considered a priority for deportation, and who may have a chance to stay. Learn more about the #WeAreHome campaign here. |
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Calling Attention to 25 Years of AEDPA
 In late April, the Comm/Unity Network hosted a Twitter Chat, marking the anniversary of AEDPA, or the “Anti-terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.” The Comm/Unity network brought together immigrant rights advocates and organizations from across the country to discuss how this harsh and racist law has driven mass incarceration, detention, and deportation policies that have had devastating impacts on our communities. You can check out the archived Twitter Chat here.
AEDPA is one of two harsh laws passed in 1996 that dramatically expanded the criminalization of immigrants, and the government’s power to arrest, imprison, and deport non-citizens on a massive scale.
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The Justice Roadmap: A Platform for Transformative Change in New York State
 On April 29th, the Justice Roadmap joined the Justice Initiatives Team at the Brooklyn Public Library for a panel discussion on the state of justice in New York State. Moderated by Josie Duffy Rice, President of The Appeal, we were joined by advocates, organizers, and directly impacted individuals from across the state, all speaking on the need for New York to address the criminalization of Black, brown, and immigrant communities. At its core, the Justice Roadmap platform aims to shine a light on the way our criminal and immigration legal systems connect to separate, isolate, expel, and cage people, both citizens and non-citizens. Ultimately, the Roadmap is a direct guide for New York’s elected officials to address some of the worst harms caused by these systems. You can watch a recording of the event here.
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ICYMI: IDP Updates Know-Your-Rights Materials with Two New Haitian Kreyòl Resources
In April, IDP released two new Haitian Kreyòl resources to help you understand your rights when stopped by ICE!
 Our new resource on car stops is a two-page flyer on what to do if you are in a car stopped by ICE. This resource includes a two-page pull-out sheet explaining your rights. Available in Haitian Kreyòl here.
Our updated Know-Your-Rights flyer is two pages, and explains your rights during encounters with ICE, both at home and on the street. Available in Haitian Kreyòl here.
For more of IDP’s Know-Your-Rights and ICE-raid-related materials, visit immdefense.org/kyr.
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Announcements: IDP is hiring!
- IDP is hiring a paralegal to play a key role in supporting our national hotline, through which attorneys provide legal advice to immigrants and their families and attorneys about contacts with the criminal legal system. Head here to check out the full job description!
- On May 20th, IDP is hosting a free CLE called Understanding your Client’s Contact with the Criminal Legal System in New York City. Click here to sign up. To find out about the many other trainings we're offering, please visit our trainings page.
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