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Immigrant Defenders Law Center
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Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system.
Support us: immdef.org
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📌 If you see ICE activity in your neighborhood, call the LA Rapid Response Network at 888-624-4752.
🚨 If you or a loved one is detained by Immigration enforcement in SoCal, call our Rapid Response Legal Resource Hotline at (213) 833-8283.
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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BREAKING: A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction in Vazquez Perdomo v. Noem, affirming that people detained in DTLA’s B18 ICE processing building have a constitutional right to counsel.

🔗 www.immdef.org/blog/vazquez...
November 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Cada persona merece información clara y apoyo real. Por eso, nuestro Proyecto de Bienvenida ofrece sesiones gratuitas de Conozca Sus Derechos, en persona y virtuales, apoyo pro se, y capacitaciones para trabajadores sociales.

Para recursos de inmigración gratuitos, visita www.immdef.org/resources
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Every immigrant deserves clear information and real support. That’s why our Welcoming Project offers free in-person & virtual Know Your Rights sessions, pro se support, and trainings for caseworkers.

📲For FREE immigration resources, visit www.immdef.org/resources
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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We urge the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act proclamation of March 2025, and call on the U.S. government to end the practice of expelling or forcibly transferring noncitizens to countries with which they have no meaningful connection.
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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In interviews with @nytimes.com, our clients Andry, Pedro, Ysqueibel, Arturo, and Maikel described harrowing abuse and conditions that independent forensic experts conclude meet the U.N.’s definition of torture.

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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“It wasn’t right,” said our client Pedro Escobar, Pedro is one of more than 250 men forcibly removed from the U.S. & disappeared into CECOT, reflecting on his time in CECOT prison. “We should never have been sent to El Salvador. We’re migrants, not criminals.”

🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Cuando caminamos juntos, nuestra comunidad se vuelve más fuerte frente al sistema de inmigración. 💪
Acompáñanos junto a #RepresentLA para un taller bilingüe de inmigración el jueves 4 de diciembre a las 6:30 PM PST.

🔗 tinyurl.com/4b2n4u52
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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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
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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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
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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
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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📢 Cuando un familiar es detenido, cada momento cuenta — pero no tienes que enfrentarlo solo.

✅ Aprende cómo localizarlo
✅ Crea un plan de preparación familiar
✅ Guarda los documentos clave de forma segura

Recursos gratuitos disponibles aquí ➡️ www.immdef.org/resources
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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📢 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
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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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
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🏵️This Día de los Muertos, We Remember Those Lost to ICE🏵️

Learn more:
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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“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...
October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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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!
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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“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. 🧡
October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Today Rep. Lou Correa joined ImmDef to support a deported veteran now receiving vital care from injuries sustained during his service. His attorney & Rep. Correa joined his ICE check-in to advocate for him to continue care while not jeopardizing his immigration case because #NoImmigrantStandsAlone
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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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
October 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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⚠️ Planning to apply for citizenship? Here’s what to know about the new test.

Starting October 20, 2025, USCIS will introduce a new version of the naturalization test with more questions and updated content.
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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"As a member of Out100, I want to share a message of love, empathy, respect, & nondiscrimination against nationality, religion, condition, or sexual orientation so that solidarity, justice, and truth can prevail," shared Andry.

📰 Read his full feature in Out Magazine: www.out.com/news/freeing...
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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We’re thrilled to see our client Andry Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist, recognized in Out Magazine’s 2025 #Out100 for his resilience and advocacy after becoming a nat'l symbol of courage & the face of an int'l campaign demanding his freedom.

🔗 www.advocate.com/news/andry-h...
October 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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🪶Help us keep Indigenous migrant families together! From October 13–20, sign up for a recurring monthly gift of $25 and we'll send you a “Fearlessly Defending Justice” Art Poster by acclaimed artist Ernesto Yerena.

➡️ Text DEFEND to 707070

🔗 www.pledge.to/indigenous-p...
October 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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We've just restocked our merch! Tell the world that #NoImmigrantStandsAlone #NingúnInmigranteEstáSolo because unity is our best defense against injustice.
✅ Every purchase funds free legal defense for people facing deportation.
➡️ Buy yours now: ImmDef.Org/Shop
October 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM