Volunteers are providing critical support to immigrants facing deportation across the nation. These individuals, including faith leaders, students, and retired professionals, help immigrant detainees prepare for potential custody by ICE after hearings. They assist with logistical arrangements like organizing personal belongings and notifying family members. A lawsuit was filed seeking class-action protections against arrests outside immigration courts during a period of mass deportation under the Trump administration, reflecting widespread fear among asylum-seekers. Volunteers have been mobilized, leading to the creation of resources and training to meet community demand for assistance.
A diverse group of faith leaders, college students, grandmothers, retired lawyers and professors has been showing up at immigration courts across the nation to escort immigrants at risk of being detained for deportation by masked ICE officials.
Volunteers are gathering names of family members to be notified, helping detainees memorize important phone numbers, and providing support as families face the imminent threat of deportation.
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