Our MissionFamilies for Freedom is a New York-based multi-ethnic defense network by and for immigrants facing and fighting deportation. Read more

Event

Stop-and-Frisk, S-Comm Press Conference

Join us this Wednesday, May 15, at 9am for a press conference on the steps of City Hall, calling for an end to discriminatory policing tactics like Stop-and-Frisk and the collaboration of police and ICE through Secure Communities. End S-Comm and Stop-and-Frisk!
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Join us on May 1st! March with the Migrant Power Alliance from Union Square to City Hall!

We are migrants, undocumented, green card holders, workers, and students from diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds who are directly affected by unjust and inhumane U.S. immigration policies that tear us apart from our families. With our allies we strongly believe in human rights for all, the right to mobility across continents, family unity, and an end to the current inhumane detention and deportation systems that has deported over 1.6 million people in the last 4 years and which incarcerates millions of people in the U.S. every year. Joins us for on May 1st to demand human rights for all!
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Friday, April 26. End Stop & Frisk and Police Collaboration with Immigration!

The NYPD'S controversial racial profiling program Stop & Frisk combined with ICE's federal deportation program "Secure Communities" (S-Comm) puts our communities at increased risk of detention and deportation. Over 400,000 people, a record number, were exiled from the U.S. last year -- S-Comm played a key role. Join us at 9am at 500 Pearl street, Coutroom 15C and 1pm at 500 Pear Street, outside the courthouse.
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April 2 Schumer Action

"Hey Chuck! You're out of luck! We know you're taking prison bucks!"

Action outside Senator Schumer's office calling attention to his ties to private prison lobbyist money

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In the Media

Families for Freedom in El Diario

March 19, 2013

El Diario escribio un articulo sobre la accion que tuvimos el Lunes Marzo 11 declarado que el Senador Schrumer de Nueva York y el Presidente Obama no ponga los intereses de corporaciones y parar la militarizacion de la frontera antes de los derechos y futuro de millione

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News and Annoucements

Migrant Power Alliance

March 11, 2013
We are migrants, undocumented, green card holders, workers, and students from diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds who are directly affected by unjust and inhumane U.S. immigration policies that tear us apart from our families. With our allies we strongly believe in human rights for all, the right to mobility across continents, family unity, and an end to the current inhumane detention and deportation systems that has deported over 1.6 million people in the last 4 years and which incarcerates millions of people in the U.S. every year.
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News and Annoucements

Celebrating Black Immigrant History

March 11, 2013
As usual when Black History Month comes around, there are articles and programs on the struggles and victories of people of African descent in the USA. Most extol the great names and good deeds of Black folks, but there is a gap on Black immigrants and Black immigration. Thankfully, the development of the Black Immigration Network (BIN) is working to address some of the current gaps. Families For Freedom is proud to be a member of BIN.
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