Immigrant Defenders Law Center
@immdef.bsky.social
Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system.
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“When [...] we have agencies that are acting as if the Constitution doesn’t matter on our streets, they’re going to see children as collateral damage,” Pres. & CEO Lindsay Toczylowski told Time Magazine.
Unchecked ICE enforcement is putting children at risk.
🔗 time.com/7332405/ice-...
Unchecked ICE enforcement is putting children at risk.
🔗 time.com/7332405/ice-...
Viral Videos Show Toddlers Caught Up in ICE Arrests
Children are increasingly coming into harm’s way as immigration agents step up aggressive arrests and raids across the country.
time.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“When [...] we have agencies that are acting as if the Constitution doesn’t matter on our streets, they’re going to see children as collateral damage,” Pres. & CEO Lindsay Toczylowski told Time Magazine.
Unchecked ICE enforcement is putting children at risk.
🔗 time.com/7332405/ice-...
Unchecked ICE enforcement is putting children at risk.
🔗 time.com/7332405/ice-...
When we walk together, our community becomes stronger in the face of the immigration system. 💪
Join us alongside #RepresentLA for a bilingual Immigration Workshop on Thurs., Dec 4 at 6:30 PM PST!
🔗 tinyurl.com/4b2n4u52
Join us alongside #RepresentLA for a bilingual Immigration Workshop on Thurs., Dec 4 at 6:30 PM PST!
🔗 tinyurl.com/4b2n4u52
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
When we walk together, our community becomes stronger in the face of the immigration system. 💪
Join us alongside #RepresentLA for a bilingual Immigration Workshop on Thurs., Dec 4 at 6:30 PM PST!
🔗 tinyurl.com/4b2n4u52
Join us alongside #RepresentLA for a bilingual Immigration Workshop on Thurs., Dec 4 at 6:30 PM PST!
🔗 tinyurl.com/4b2n4u52
Recently, Cesar, the veteran in this video, was diagnosed with cancer. His family has launched a GoFundMe to support his treatment.
Support Cesar directly: gofund.me/8b512337
Support Cesar directly: gofund.me/8b512337
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Recently, Cesar, the veteran in this video, was diagnosed with cancer. His family has launched a GoFundMe to support his treatment.
Support Cesar directly: gofund.me/8b512337
Support Cesar directly: gofund.me/8b512337
Let's be real - deporting veterans betrays America’s promise to those who served.
This #VeteransDay#VeteransDaytching every donation to ImmDef’s Deported Veterans Project to bring them home.
Donate today: immdef.org/donateimmttps://youtu.be/DCTPXPtuKyk//y
This #VeteransDay#VeteransDaytching every donation to ImmDef’s Deported Veterans Project to bring them home.
Donate today: immdef.org/donateimmttps://youtu.be/DCTPXPtuKyk//y
Help Bring Home Deported Veterans This Veterans Day
YouTube video by renee garcia
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Let's be real - deporting veterans betrays America’s promise to those who served.
This #VeteransDay#VeteransDaytching every donation to ImmDef’s Deported Veterans Project to bring them home.
Donate today: immdef.org/donateimmttps://youtu.be/DCTPXPtuKyk//y
This #VeteransDay#VeteransDaytching every donation to ImmDef’s Deported Veterans Project to bring them home.
Donate today: immdef.org/donateimmttps://youtu.be/DCTPXPtuKyk//y
Most people don’t know this: the U.S. has deported military veterans who risked their lives for this country—and no one even knows how many.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Most people don’t know this: the U.S. has deported military veterans who risked their lives for this country—and no one even knows how many.
The grandma of the 1 yo USC baby who was taken by armed ICE agents after they detained her USC dad still has no idea what happened to her granddaughter while she was in their care. See what our director of communications had to say: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Armed US immigration agents drive off with toddler after arrest of father
‘Devastated’ family demands answers after one-year-old driven by armed agents from LA Home Depot parking lot
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The grandma of the 1 yo USC baby who was taken by armed ICE agents after they detained her USC dad still has no idea what happened to her granddaughter while she was in their care. See what our director of communications had to say: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Excited to share that Margaret Cargioli, ImmDef’s Dir. Atty of Policy & Advocacy, will join movement leaders at Rutgers Law School’s “What Resistance Looks Like” symposium on Nov. 13-14, covering movement lawyering, narrative power, gender asylum & challenging ICE.
📲 go.rutgers.edu/resistance
📲 go.rutgers.edu/resistance
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Excited to share that Margaret Cargioli, ImmDef’s Dir. Atty of Policy & Advocacy, will join movement leaders at Rutgers Law School’s “What Resistance Looks Like” symposium on Nov. 13-14, covering movement lawyering, narrative power, gender asylum & challenging ICE.
📲 go.rutgers.edu/resistance
📲 go.rutgers.edu/resistance
📢 ICE no puede ignorar los derechos humanos en hospitales. Nuestra cliente Milagro, estaba detenida y con emergencia médica, sintió que la torturaban. Los hospitales no son centros de detención. ¡La salud no se negocia! 🔗 laopinion.com/2025/11/06/e... #ICEFueraDeLosHospitales
El ICE puede estar en el hospital con un paciente bajo custodia, pero los detenidos tienen derechos - La Opinión
Salvadoreña custodiada varias semanas en un hospital de Glendale decide regresar a su país
laopinion.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
📢 ICE no puede ignorar los derechos humanos en hospitales. Nuestra cliente Milagro, estaba detenida y con emergencia médica, sintió que la torturaban. Los hospitales no son centros de detención. ¡La salud no se negocia! 🔗 laopinion.com/2025/11/06/e... #ICEFueraDeLosHospitales
Ayer, agentes de ICE armados detuvieron a un padre ciudadano en Cypress Park y se llevaron a su hija pequeña, también ciudadana, en su auto. “Fue un acto peligroso”, dijo Lindsay Toczylowski. La niña fue recuperada más tarde. Ningún niño merece esto. 🔗 www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
Madre pide la liberación de su hijo ciudadano luego de que lo detuvieran agentes federales frente a su bebé de 1 año
Las autoridades acusan al hombre de llevar un martillo y lanzar piedras a los agentes durante una redada en Home Depot. En un video, se los ve llevándose su auto con su hija de 1 año dentro.
www.telemundo.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Ayer, agentes de ICE armados detuvieron a un padre ciudadano en Cypress Park y se llevaron a su hija pequeña, también ciudadana, en su auto. “Fue un acto peligroso”, dijo Lindsay Toczylowski. La niña fue recuperada más tarde. Ningún niño merece esto. 🔗 www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
After the first Trump election, @vera.org launched the Safety & Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) Network to support cities, counties, and states in implementing programs that advance universal representation for immigrants facing deportation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aw...
The Safety and Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) Network
YouTube video by Vera Institute of Justice
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
After the first Trump election, @vera.org launched the Safety & Fairness for Everyone (SAFE) Network to support cities, counties, and states in implementing programs that advance universal representation for immigrants facing deportation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aw...
Masked ICE agents abducted a US citizen toddler in broad daylight at a Home Depot lot in Cypress Park today. ICE’s cruelty endangers all families. Though the child is reunited w/family, without accountability, it will happen again. See what we had to say: lat.ms/3QkYx9T
News from California, across the nation and world - Los Angeles Times
The L.A. Times is a leading source of breaking news, entertainment, sports, politics, and more for Southern California and the world.
lat.ms
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Masked ICE agents abducted a US citizen toddler in broad daylight at a Home Depot lot in Cypress Park today. ICE’s cruelty endangers all families. Though the child is reunited w/family, without accountability, it will happen again. See what we had to say: lat.ms/3QkYx9T
🗳️ It’s #ElectionDay! Your voice and your vote matter.
Find your polling place ➡️ vote.ca.gov
Polls close at 8PM PT - make sure your voice is heard! #Vote
Find your polling place ➡️ vote.ca.gov
Polls close at 8PM PT - make sure your voice is heard! #Vote
Make a Plan to Vote :: California Secretary of State
Make a Plan to Vote in the November 4, 2025, Statewide Special Election
vote.ca.gov
November 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🗳️ It’s #ElectionDay! Your voice and your vote matter.
Find your polling place ➡️ vote.ca.gov
Polls close at 8PM PT - make sure your voice is heard! #Vote
Find your polling place ➡️ vote.ca.gov
Polls close at 8PM PT - make sure your voice is heard! #Vote
📢 When a family member is detained, every moment counts — but you don’t have to face it alone.
✅ Learn how to locate them
✅ Build a family preparedness plan
✅ Store key documents safely
Free resources available here ➡️ www.immdef.org/resources
✅ Learn how to locate them
✅ Build a family preparedness plan
✅ Store key documents safely
Free resources available here ➡️ www.immdef.org/resources
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📢 When a family member is detained, every moment counts — but you don’t have to face it alone.
✅ Learn how to locate them
✅ Build a family preparedness plan
✅ Store key documents safely
Free resources available here ➡️ www.immdef.org/resources
✅ Learn how to locate them
✅ Build a family preparedness plan
✅ Store key documents safely
Free resources available here ➡️ www.immdef.org/resources
2025 marks the deadliest year in ICE custody since '05.
Immigration proceedings are civil, not criminal. Yet across the nation, our immigrant neighbors are dying under inhumane, coercive conditions designed to break their will & push them to give up their rights.
📲 youtube.com/shorts/Dbx6G...
Immigration proceedings are civil, not criminal. Yet across the nation, our immigrant neighbors are dying under inhumane, coercive conditions designed to break their will & push them to give up their rights.
📲 youtube.com/shorts/Dbx6G...
Dia de los Muertos - Shut Down Adelanto
YouTube video by Immigrant Defenders Law Center
youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
2025 marks the deadliest year in ICE custody since '05.
Immigration proceedings are civil, not criminal. Yet across the nation, our immigrant neighbors are dying under inhumane, coercive conditions designed to break their will & push them to give up their rights.
📲 youtube.com/shorts/Dbx6G...
Immigration proceedings are civil, not criminal. Yet across the nation, our immigrant neighbors are dying under inhumane, coercive conditions designed to break their will & push them to give up their rights.
📲 youtube.com/shorts/Dbx6G...
Today on #DíaDeLosMuertos, we're outside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center honoring the lives lost in immigration detention.
November 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today on #DíaDeLosMuertos, we're outside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center honoring the lives lost in immigration detention.
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“They find due process and constitutional protections inconvenient to their plans for mass deportation." ImmDef Pres. and CEO Lindsay Toczylowski joins @staceyabrams.com on #AssemblyRequired to discuss the current threat to democracy.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJfq...
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJfq...
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“They find due process and constitutional protections inconvenient to their plans for mass deportation." ImmDef Pres. and CEO Lindsay Toczylowski joins @staceyabrams.com on #AssemblyRequired to discuss the current threat to democracy.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJfq...
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJfq...
Reposted by Immigrant Defenders Law Center
RCUSA is outraged by the White House’s Presidential Determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, which sets the refugee admissions goal at a devastatingly low 7,500 – the lowest ever set in the 45-year history of the USRAP
See RCUSA's full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
See RCUSA's full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
RCUSA is outraged by the White House’s Presidential Determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, which sets the refugee admissions goal at a devastatingly low 7,500 – the lowest ever set in the 45-year history of the USRAP
See RCUSA's full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
See RCUSA's full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
Reposted by Immigrant Defenders Law Center
Gabriel died in ICE custody ten days after his arrest. This brings the total number of people who have died in ICE custody in 2025 to 21. Each of these deaths was preventable and reflects a deeply inhumane detention system that must be dismantled.
Gabriel murió bajo custodia de ICE diez días después de su arresto. Ya son 21 las personas fallecidas bajo custodia de ICE en lo que va de 2025. Cada una de estas muertes era evitable y refleja un sistema de detención profundamente inhumano que debe ser desmantelado.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53y83793
🔗 tinyurl.com/53y83793
Aún se desconoce la causa de la muerte de otro migrante bajo custodia de ICE. Van 21 en 2025
El mexicano Gabriel García murió 10 días después de estar arrestado en un centro migratorio de Costa Mesa, en California. Según el Immigrant Defenders Law Center, fue trasladado al hospital pero a su ...
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Gabriel died in ICE custody ten days after his arrest. This brings the total number of people who have died in ICE custody in 2025 to 21. Each of these deaths was preventable and reflects a deeply inhumane detention system that must be dismantled.
THIS SATURDAY! Join ImmDef and The Strange Rebel for Reconnect Us auction to keep families together thank you
@brianawhite.bsky.social
What: Virtual Live Auction
When: Sat, Nov 1, 12PM PST
Where: Twitchtv/TheStrangeRebel
@brianawhite.bsky.social
What: Virtual Live Auction
When: Sat, Nov 1, 12PM PST
Where: Twitchtv/TheStrangeRebel
October 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
THIS SATURDAY! Join ImmDef and The Strange Rebel for Reconnect Us auction to keep families together thank you
@brianawhite.bsky.social
What: Virtual Live Auction
When: Sat, Nov 1, 12PM PST
Where: Twitchtv/TheStrangeRebel
@brianawhite.bsky.social
What: Virtual Live Auction
When: Sat, Nov 1, 12PM PST
Where: Twitchtv/TheStrangeRebel
Registration is still open! Join us on Nov. 3 for a Deported Veteran Consultation Clinic offering in-person & virtual assistance with immigration forms, VA benefit claims, & resource referrals.
📲 Register in advance at bit.ly/DepVetsClinic to secure your spot and receive participation details!
📲 Register in advance at bit.ly/DepVetsClinic to secure your spot and receive participation details!
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Registration is still open! Join us on Nov. 3 for a Deported Veteran Consultation Clinic offering in-person & virtual assistance with immigration forms, VA benefit claims, & resource referrals.
📲 Register in advance at bit.ly/DepVetsClinic to secure your spot and receive participation details!
📲 Register in advance at bit.ly/DepVetsClinic to secure your spot and receive participation details!
¿Tienes preguntas sobre tus derechos o encuentros con ICE?
Nuestro Taller de Inmigración virtual y gratuito es HOY a las 6:30 PM (PST).
Aprende cómo protegerte y encontrar recursos de confianza.
📲 Regístrate aquí: tinyurl.com/3b4y7yne
Nuestro Taller de Inmigración virtual y gratuito es HOY a las 6:30 PM (PST).
Aprende cómo protegerte y encontrar recursos de confianza.
📲 Regístrate aquí: tinyurl.com/3b4y7yne
¿Prefiere español?
Únase a nuestro Taller de Inmigración virtual y gratuito para aprender sobre sus derechos constitucionales, cómo actuar ante ICE y cómo encontrar recursos confiables.
🗓️ Jueves, 30 de octubre de 2025
🕙 6:30 PM PST
💻 Regístrese aquí: tinyurl.com/3b4y7yne
Únase a nuestro Taller de Inmigración virtual y gratuito para aprender sobre sus derechos constitucionales, cómo actuar ante ICE y cómo encontrar recursos confiables.
🗓️ Jueves, 30 de octubre de 2025
🕙 6:30 PM PST
💻 Regístrese aquí: tinyurl.com/3b4y7yne
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
¿Tienes preguntas sobre tus derechos o encuentros con ICE?
Nuestro Taller de Inmigración virtual y gratuito es HOY a las 6:30 PM (PST).
Aprende cómo protegerte y encontrar recursos de confianza.
📲 Regístrate aquí: tinyurl.com/3b4y7yne
Nuestro Taller de Inmigración virtual y gratuito es HOY a las 6:30 PM (PST).
Aprende cómo protegerte y encontrar recursos de confianza.
📲 Regístrate aquí: tinyurl.com/3b4y7yne
“Recordar es volver a vivir.” 🏵️
Our Día de los Muertos ofrenda honors the lives of clients, families & community members who continue to guide us in spirit as we fight for justice, dignity & the right to live free with loved ones. 🧡
Our Día de los Muertos ofrenda honors the lives of clients, families & community members who continue to guide us in spirit as we fight for justice, dignity & the right to live free with loved ones. 🧡
October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“Recordar es volver a vivir.” 🏵️
Our Día de los Muertos ofrenda honors the lives of clients, families & community members who continue to guide us in spirit as we fight for justice, dignity & the right to live free with loved ones. 🧡
Our Día de los Muertos ofrenda honors the lives of clients, families & community members who continue to guide us in spirit as we fight for justice, dignity & the right to live free with loved ones. 🧡
Gabriel murió bajo custodia de ICE diez días después de su arresto. Ya son 21 las personas fallecidas bajo custodia de ICE en lo que va de 2025. Cada una de estas muertes era evitable y refleja un sistema de detención profundamente inhumano que debe ser desmantelado.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53y83793
🔗 tinyurl.com/53y83793
Aún se desconoce la causa de la muerte de otro migrante bajo custodia de ICE. Van 21 en 2025
El mexicano Gabriel García murió 10 días después de estar arrestado en un centro migratorio de Costa Mesa, en California. Según el Immigrant Defenders Law Center, fue trasladado al hospital pero a su ...
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Gabriel murió bajo custodia de ICE diez días después de su arresto. Ya son 21 las personas fallecidas bajo custodia de ICE en lo que va de 2025. Cada una de estas muertes era evitable y refleja un sistema de detención profundamente inhumano que debe ser desmantelado.
🔗 tinyurl.com/53y83793
🔗 tinyurl.com/53y83793
🚨Reminder: There’s still time to register for our November 3 clinic providing assistance to deported veterans.
Sign up by tomorrow, October 28th to participate!
📲 bit.ly/DepVetsClinic
Sign up by tomorrow, October 28th to participate!
📲 bit.ly/DepVetsClinic
No veteran should be deported from the country they defended.
Join us on November 3rd for a Deported Veteran Consultation Clinic, offering in-person & virtual assistance w/ immigration forms, VA benefit claims, & resource referrals.
📅Register by October 28 to participate! bit.ly/DepVetsClinic
Join us on November 3rd for a Deported Veteran Consultation Clinic, offering in-person & virtual assistance w/ immigration forms, VA benefit claims, & resource referrals.
📅Register by October 28 to participate! bit.ly/DepVetsClinic
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨Reminder: There’s still time to register for our November 3 clinic providing assistance to deported veterans.
Sign up by tomorrow, October 28th to participate!
📲 bit.ly/DepVetsClinic
Sign up by tomorrow, October 28th to participate!
📲 bit.ly/DepVetsClinic