Christina Fialho · [email protected]

May 7, 2021 at 6:31 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] New Report on ICE under the Biden Administration

Dear Freedom for Immigrants’ Supporters and Friends,On President Biden’s first day in office, he issued a memo to change immigration enforcement priorities.  Freedom for Immigrants recently conducted an investigation into ICE’s implementation of the interim enforcement priorities through a survey of…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 4:57 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Exciting Update & FFI Spring Quarterly Newsletter

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Supporters & Friends,At the end of December, Congress passed a $5M allocation in this year’s budget for a government-funded community-based alternative to detention pilot!  While we are working to hold the government accountable for administering this first-of-its-kin…

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  Sarah Gardiner · [email protected]

January 14, 2021 at 11:17 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Demand Biden Admin #FreeThemAll, Stop Deportations, and More! | Exija a Biden Admin #LiberenATodxs, alto a Deportaciones, y Más!

[español abajo]Hello all, I hope this email finds everyone as well as possible. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic almost a year ago, people inside immigration detention and advocates outside have been tirelessly sounding the alarm on the grave threat COVID-19 poses for people detained. Despit…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

December 8, 2020 at 5:55 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Thank You for the Lovely Evening!

Dear Friends and Supporters,Thank you so much for joining us on Friday at our virtual Liberty in Louisiana Benefit Concert. We are inspired that so many of you were watching and are so thankful to Vicci Martinez & Emily Tarver, Laura Gómez, Sylvester Owino, Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff …

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

December 4, 2020 at 12:30 AM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Don't Miss Our Concert - Friday, 12/4!!

Hello Friends!We are so excited to see you tomorrow!  We are just one day away from our virtual Liberty in Louisiana concert, and we have already raised $7,000!  Because of you, we will be able to secure the safe release of 90 people!But we need your help to reach our goal to secure the safe release…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 11:18 PM

Re: [Freedom For Immigrants] Thank you for your gift on #GivingTuesday

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Friends & Supporters,Good news!  So far, we have raised $2,200 today.  Because of you, we will be able to secure the safe release of 30 people!But we need your help to reach our goal to secure the safe release of 400 people and bring them home for the holidays!By the …

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 5:48 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] $40 Secures Freedom on #GivingTuesday

Dear Friends!Today is #GivingTuesday, an international day of giving.  And Freedom for Immigrants is making it really fun and easy for you to support a world without immigration detention.First Step: Give TodayGive $40 today, and your tax-deductible donation will be doubled to ensure that we can pro…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 12:26 AM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Virtual Concert on December 4th

Dear Freedom for Immigrants’ Volunteers, Supporters, & Friends,We are excited to invite you all to the Liberty in Louisiana Concert, a virtual benefit concert on December 4th at 5pm PT.  The virtual concert will feature Vicci Martinez, Emily Tarver, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Shoshana Bean, and a…

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  Rebekah Entralgo · [email protected]

November 20, 2020 at 9:26 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Freedom for Immigrants Leads Introduction of Bill to End ICE Transfers

Freedom for Immigrants Leads Introduction of Bill to End ICE Transfers Media Contact: Rebekah Entralgo, [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC — Freedom for Immigrants is proud to support the office of Representative Jason Crow (CO-6) joined by Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Veronica Esco…

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  Rebekah Entralgo · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 6:57 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Freedom for Immigrants Calls on Biden Administration to Abolish Detention

Freedom for Immigrants Calls on Biden Administration to Abolish Detention Media Contact: Rebekah Entralgo, [email protected] LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Freedom for Immigrants Deputy Executive Director Layla Razavi issued the following statement in response to the 2020 presidentia…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 5:00 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] ICE is Using Torture to Force Deportations

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Volunteers and Supporters,On October 7th, Freedom for Immigrants and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal multi-individual complaint, detailing how ICE officers coerced and tortured eight Cameroonian men into signing stipulated orders of removal. These men were…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

October 10, 2020 at 5:35 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Private Prison Ban is Constitutional!

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Supporters & Friends,This week, a federal judge in California ruled that California’s ban on private prisons, including private immigration detention facilities, is constitutional.   Read more in this LA Times article!While we are all very excited about this huge win,…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 4:07 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Will You Support Us on World Mental Health Day?

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Supporters & Friends,The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on everyone, especially people working on the front lines in the nonprofit sector supporting those most vulnerable.  At Freedom for Immigrants, our team is not just responding to the more than …

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 5:17 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Summer Newsletter

Dear Freedom for Immigrants’ Volunteers, Supporters, & Friends,Below please find Freedom for Immigrants Summer Quarterly Newsletter.  You can also view and share it here.  We hope you enjoy learning about what we have been up to, and if you are interested in supporting our work, don’t hesitate t…

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  Rebekah Entralgo · [email protected]

October 1, 2020 at 5:23 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] To Prevent Another Catastrophic Year of Deaths in Detention, ICE Must #FreeThemAll

To Prevent Another Catastrophic Year of Deaths in Detention, ICE Must #FreeThemAll LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA -- On the first day of Fiscal Year 2021, Freedom for Immigrants Co-Executive Director, Christina Fialho, released the following statement in response to the the record-breaking 21 deaths in…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 4:05 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] U.S. & U.K. Visitor Volunteers Unite, Calling to #FreeThemAll

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Supporters & Friends,Today, Freedom for Immigrants released an open letter to the U.S. and U.K. governments calling for the release of all people from immigration detention.  The letter is a joint effort with our sister nonprofit in the United Kingdom, AVID (Associati…

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  Rebekah Entralgo · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 7:23 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Judge Temporarily Blocks Private Prison Company’s Plan For Detention Centers

For Immediate Release: Aug. 11, 2020 Media Contact: Rebekah Entralgo, [email protected] Judge Temporarily Blocks Private Prison Company’s Plan For Detention Centers Preliminary Injunction Issued against The GEO Group  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — A private prison company’s pla…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

August 10, 2020 at 5:16 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Liberated After 7 Years - Help Us #FreeThemAll

Dear Freedom for Immigrants’ Friends & Supporters,Since the launch of the Freedom100 Bond Fund in early July, we have liberated 18 individuals from immigrant prisons and jails, and counting. We will continue this fight, freeing as many people as possible. Just last week we posted bond for a man …

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

July 29, 2020 at 4:09 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Double Your Donation + Benefit Concert on Thursday!

Dear Friends & Supporters,We are humbled by your extreme generosity and commitment to building and modeling a world without detention. We have set an ambitious goal to raise $200,000 this month to expand our post release support services, and secure the freedom of at least 100 individuals this y…

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  [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 4:52 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Will you join us in building a world without detention?

Dear Friends & Supporters, On any given day, tens of thousands of children and adults are languishing in immigrant prisons and jails across the country. Many are subjected to medical neglect, sexual and physical assault and other forms of human rights abuses. This is not freedom and we need…

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  Christina Fialho · [email protected]

July 9, 2020 at 3:46 PM

[Freedom For Immigrants] Welcome Layla Razavi & Tania Mattos...And Other News!

Dear Freedom for Immigrants Volunteers, Supporters, and Friends,We are excited to share with you our Spring Newsletter.  You can view and share it from this link.  You can also skim through it below. We especially want to take this time to welcome Layla Razavi as our first Deputy Executive Director!…

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