Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed the executive order ending ICE Holds, which are non-mandatory deportation requests from ICE to the local police. This is a huge victory for immigrants and their allies who have fought for years. Philadelphia now has one of the most progressive policies in the country because it ends ICE holds for …
We stand here today as members of the Philadelphia Family Unity Network to celebrate the historic victory of ending ICE holds in Philadelphia. This moment represents years of organizing, coalition building, and hard work by community groups across Philadelphia against immoral deportation policies. It also represents successful partnerships with Mayor Nutter’s administration and City Council, …
Unity Statement on the ICE Hold victory from the Philadelphia Family Unity Network Read More »
Community-Led Coalition Calls for an End to All ICE Holds Philadelphia—On Wednesday, March 12th, City Council held a historic public hearing on Philadelphia’s compliance with ICE holds, which are non-mandatory requests from the federal immigration enforcement office to local Philadelphia law enforcement to hold someone who should otherwise be released. Immigrant leaders, advocates, and allies …
Successful City Council hearing leads to pending end to ICE holds, deportation requests Read More »
Philadelphia City Council holds a hearing about Philadelphia’s ICE hold policy. The PFUN coalition organizes speakers and packs Council chambers with hundreds of supporters. Although City Council doesn’t have the power to change this policy, it puts unprecedented pressure on Mayor Nutter as Council members come out in our favor and urge Mayor Nutter to change …
To: Chairman of City Council’s Public Safety Committee, Councilman Curtis Jones CC: Philadelphia City Council, Mayor Michael Nutter Dear Councilman Jones, New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia writes in support of the March 3, 2014 City Council public hearing on the collaboration between the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and urges …
New Sanctuary Movement written testimony for 3/3/14 City Council hearing on ICE holds Read More »
Press Conference with City Council, Community Organizations to Demand End to All ICE Holds Immigrants and City Council members: “Philadelphia police should not cooperate with non-mandatory requests from deportation agents!” WHAT Press Conference: City of Philadelphia Must End All Cooperation with ICE Holds WHO Councilman Kenney, Councilwoman Quinones Sanchez, 1Love Movement, JUNTOS, New Sanctuary Movement, …
Press Conference with City Council, Citywide Coalition to Demand End to All ICE Holds Read More »
In anticipation of the City Council hearing on ICE holds, New Sanctuary Movement members visited almost every member of Council to educate them about the policy and ask for support. In each visit, we went with affected immigrants, clergy, and voters from the Councilmembers district. In doing so, we were able to win wide support …
(Espanol abajo) On Monday, March 3 at 1pm, Philadelphia City Council will hold a public hearing on the impact of the collaboration between the Philadelphia Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The toxic relationship between local police and federal deportation agents has resulted in the unjust deportation of hundreds of people out of …
Three Things You Can Do to End ICE hold requests in Philly Read More »
Workshop for kids & young people directly affected by deportation policies at 2pm on Saturday, February 1! We’ll be preparing to make videos featuring the stories of immigrant youth – contact us if you’re interested! Taller para l@s nin@s y jovenes directamente afectados por las politicas de deportacion a las 2pm el sabado, 1 de …
Mayor Nutter concedes to stopping some – but not all – ICE holds and asks the PFUN coalition to call off the planned City Council hearings. He wants to continue deporting people with criminal convictions but stop ICE holds of people without convictions. PFUN unanimously rejects this weak concession because we believe in second chances …
Mayor concedes to weak policy, coalition rejects the concession Read More »