Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed the executive order ending ICE Holds, which are non-mandatory deportation requests from ICE to the...
Archive for category: Against ICE Holds
Unity Statement on the ICE Hold victory from the Philadelphia Family Unity Network
We stand here today as members of the Philadelphia Family Unity Network to celebrate the historic victory of ending ICE...
Successful City Council hearing leads to pending end to ICE holds, deportation requests
Community-Led Coalition Calls for an End to All ICE Holds Philadelphia—On Wednesday, March 12th, City Council held a historic public...
Philadelphia City Council hearing on ICE Holds
Philadelphia City Council holds a hearing about Philadelphia’s ICE hold policy. The PFUN coalition organizes speakers and packs Council chambers...
New Sanctuary Movement written testimony for 3/3/14 City Council hearing on ICE holds
To: Chairman of City Council’s Public Safety Committee, Councilman Curtis Jones CC: Philadelphia City Council, Mayor Michael Nutter Dear Councilman...
Press Conference with City Council, Citywide Coalition to Demand End to All ICE Holds
Press Conference with City Council, Community Organizations to Demand End to All ICE Holds Immigrants and City Council members: “Philadelphia...
City Council Visits to win support
In anticipation of the City Council hearing on ICE holds, New Sanctuary Movement members visited almost every member of Council...
Three Things You Can Do to End ICE hold requests in Philly
(Espanol abajo) On Monday, March 3 at 1pm, Philadelphia City Council will hold a public hearing on the impact of...
Kids video project to end deportations!
Workshop for kids & young people directly affected by deportation policies at 2pm on Saturday, February 1! We’ll be preparing...
Mayor concedes to weak policy, coalition rejects the concession
Mayor Nutter concedes to stopping some – but not all – ICE holds and asks the PFUN coalition to call...