John,

Every day, the U.S government locks up thousands of immigrants in ICE detention centers across the country. Many don’t have legal representation. 

For the few that do have an attorney, reaching them—via phone, videoconferencing, or even snail mail—is often impossible. 
 

That is why we sued the government on behalf of the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Justice Campaign and four other legal service providers in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona. 
 

Together with our co-counsel from the ACLU National Prison Project, local ACLU affiliates, Saul Ewing, and Milbank LLP, we are challenging the government’s actions that create unnecessary barriers to counsel, impede attorneys’ ability to contact their clients, and decrease representation rates. 
 

In certain facilities, the Immigration Justice Campaign has been forced to stop placing cases with volunteer attorneys because they have no reliable way to make or receive calls. For the Immigration Justice Campaign, remote representation is essential to our model.

Having access to counsel is vital. People with lawyers are almost seven times as likely to be released from custody and ten times more likely to win their immigration cases than those without.

We demand that ICE removes all communication barriers and provides free, confidential meetings for attorneys and their clients by any means available. 

You can contribute to this case by making a gift today. We will be sure to keep you updated on any developments.

​​​​​Sincerely,

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