Socal's largest deportation defense nonprofit law firm. Legal services advocacy & litigation. #NoImmigrantStandsAlone

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Nuestros seminarios virtuales #ConoceTusDerechos regresan en junio junto a #RepresentLA. Aprende sobre tus derechos, cómo manejar encuentros con ICE y recursos en el sur de California. Acompáñanos el jueves 24 de junio. Inscríbete aquí. tinyurl.com/yck24kr3
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Our #KnowYourRights webinars return this June with #RepresentLA. Learn about your Constitutional rights, how to handle ICE encounters, and resources in Southern California. Join us Thursday, June 25 to learn how to assert your rights. Register here: tinyurl.com/3axybdky
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For Gael being gay in Guatemala meant living in fear. Now in the U.S., he’s fighting to stay in the one place he can live freely. His story reminds us that everyone deserves safety and the freedom to love openly. #Pride
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Jun 12
#NatFaxon is wheels up for the immigrant community on @celebritywof, and we couldn’t be more grateful. 💙 No Friday plans? Watch Nat Faxon compete alongside Joel Kim Booster and Sarah Chalke on @wheeloffortune TODAY 6/12, now streaming on Disney and Hulu! Thanks, Nat💌
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Jun 12
🆘TAKE ACTION NOW to #FreeSwaso: Call Deportation Officer P. Ramos at (760) 561-6100 & let ICE know that a Stay of Removal and a Motion to Reopen was filed on Kyron Swaso’s (A#243002589) behalf and that his deportation must NOT proceed.
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Jun 12
For decades, TPS holders have lived, worked, and raised families in the U.S but their protective status may be taken from them. Some may benefit from California law, said ImmDef's Managing Attorney. Viridiana Chabolla explains: tinyurl.com/2h2ypkx4
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Jun 12
TAKE ACTION NOW to #FreeSwaso: 📨 Email them @ ADEEROResponse@ice.dhs.gov and copy APCERO501-999@ice.dhs.gov
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🚨#FreeSwaso update: Kyron Shakeel Swaso is facing IMMINENT DEPORTATION after being transferred out of the Adelanto ICE prison following his role in as organizer of the hunger strike. Our team has filed a stay and motion to reopen in an effort to give him a fighting chance.
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“A blatant act of retaliation.” Kyon Shakeel Swaso helped expose conditions inside Adelanto ICE prison & now DHS is trying to disappear him. Speaking out is not a deportable offense. tinyurl.com/LATImmDef
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A detention center is no place for a teen. #ImmDef attorneys fight tirelessly, filing habeas petitions and challenging ICE in federal court, to free young clients. Support the work: immdef.org/supportunity members: 💙 immdef.org/support
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🚨 BREAKING: Adelanto hunger strike organizer Kyon Swaso has been transferred out of CA and is being prepared for deportation. "This appears to be yet another deliberate strategy to suppress dissent," said ImmDef's Melissa Shepard. immdef.org/blog/adfhungerstr…
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One year ago, raids descended across SoCal. What we remember most is how community showed up. It’s STILL happening. This June, we challenge you to join the #StrongerThanYesterdayChallenge. Take 1 action a week to supporting immigrants! Provide relief: tinyurl.com/commissaryfund
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“ Something like SB 873 would protect immigrants and give them the confidence in knowing that if they were to appear [at a state courthouse] as a witness, for example, they’re not going to suffer a collateral arrest,” Melissa Shepard w/@laist. lapublicpress.org/2026/06/ic…
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“When I graduated from law school, I never imagined I’d be pepper‑sprayed by immigration agents,” said Ming, staff attorney. Since June 2025, ImmDef has received over 3.5k calls from people whose loved one was taken from the streets. Support our work immdef.org/donate
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A hunger striker detained at Adelanto ICE prison has been transferred out of California. “It does seem pretty obvious that they were clearly targeted for their participation in talking with congressional representatives,” said ImmDef's Melissa Shepard. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4x35zfbf
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ImmDef Director of litigation & advocacy: “The brave people participating in this hunger strike are demonstrating tremendous courage, & their actions should prompt all of us to ask, 'What conditions would drive someone to take such an extraordinary step?’” tinyurl.com/4nerhk7m
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Un año después de la redada de ICE en Ambiance Apparel, las consecuencias siguen presentes para muchas familias. ImmDef continúa acompañando a uno de los trabajadores detenidos en su lucha por permanecer con su familia. 🔗 tinyurl.com/LZapoteca
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“We have documented shocking level of medical negligence that have led to needless suffering and even death.” -@L_Toczylowski of @ImmDef
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“We have seen again and again that immigration detention is being used by this administration to inflect maximum cruelty on human beings to force people to give up hope that they will ever find justice.” - @L_Toczylowski of @ImmDef
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For many immigrant families, the fear and instability caused by last year’s raids is still part of everyday life. What continues to grow, however, is the power of communities coming together to defend one another, share resources, and ensure families do not face this alone.
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🤝🏻 Support detained immigrants with access to food, hygiene items, phone calls, and other daily necessities inside detention centers: tinyurl.com/commissaryfund
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🏛️ Help provide free legal representation and advocacy for immigrant communities facing detention and deportation: immdef.org/donate
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