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Presentation to Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrants Held in Detention

06/10/2020 09:12:56 AM

Jun10

On Monday, June 22, 7:00–8:30 pm, the Immigrant Rights Action Team is hosting a Zoom presentation by Aissa Olivarez, the managing attorney at the Community Immigration Law Center (CILC). She will talk about the impact of COVID-19 on undocumented immigrants in detention and the need to release these detainees for health reasons. Conditions in the detention centers have become even more dire with the spread of COVID-19, since the centers have no capacity for social distancing or adequate protection and medical care.

Ms. Olivarez will also summarize virtual trainings recently attended by CILC's attorneys to enhance legal representation of immigrants facing deportation using funds obtained by the TBE Immigrant Rights Action Team. These funds were provided by the Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus Initiative for Immigrant and Refugee Justice at the URJ Religious Action Center in the form of a $1,500 grant.

At the end of the program, listeners will be asked to send a letter urging our legislators to press for the release of immigrant detainees, consistent with the RAC's current advocacy priorities. This program is open to all interested TBE congregants and to other Dane Sanctuary Coalition member congregations.

Sign up for this program here.

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