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IMM Print is by and for people affected by immigration detention. We seek to shine a light on the impact of detention on immigrants - and acknowledge the work of those advocating on their behalf.
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“We cried, alone, depressed; alone, without freedom.”

“We cried, alone, depressed; alone, without freedom.”

by (name withheld by request)
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Deporting parents inflicts trauma, depression on children in Rio Grande Valley, report finds

Deporting parents inflicts trauma, depression on children in Rio Grande Valley, report finds

by Liz Castillo; reprinted with permission from NETA
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“She just kept saying, ‘Get me out of here, I can’t stand it anymore, please get me out.’”

“She just kept saying, ‘Get me out of here, I can’t stand it anymore, please get me out.’”

by By Ivan Ramos (a pseudonym)
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Reaction to Trump’s Address

Reaction to Trump’s Address

by Christina Fialho, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Freedom for Immigrants
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A Reporter Detained: On Life Inside ICE Camps

A Reporter Detained: On Life Inside ICE Camps

by Emilio Gutiérrez Soto
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Waiting for Refuge on a Rainy Christmas Day

Waiting for Refuge on a Rainy Christmas Day

by Liz Martinez
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A Christmas Gift for Danny: Please Sign His Petition

A Christmas Gift for Danny: Please Sign His Petition

“Here, we spend 19 hours a day locked in our cells.”
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Deaf & In Detention: Challenges To Outreach, Advocacy & Support

Deaf & In Detention: Challenges To Outreach, Advocacy & Support

by Jo Seck, 2018 Freedom for Immigrants Youth Fellow
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Help Jason Start a New Life in the US

Help Jason Start a New Life in the US

Jason is a 32-year-old LGBT asylum-seeker from Namibia who has been detained for 3.5 years
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Tina Shull
“Love Knows No Borders” Demonstrators Gather at Border

“Love Knows No Borders” Demonstrators Gather at Border

by Conner Martinez
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Óscar Escaped Death Threats in Honduras— Only to Face Detention in the U.S.

Óscar Escaped Death Threats in Honduras— Only to Face Detention in the U.S.

Fleeing death threats in Honduras, Óscar Armando Valle Rios crossed the U.S. border not to the safety of his family but straight into…
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Cindy Knoebel
“Our families’ love is what kindles our resistance.”

“Our families’ love is what kindles our resistance.”

Editor’s note: Since this article was written, a judge in Aurora has granted a new bond hearing for Manuelo based on changed circumstances…
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Cindy Knoebel
Building a Community of Support

Building a Community of Support

by Christine Cole
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“If Ricardo is sent back, he’ll end up on the streets, without a place to live, without his…

“If Ricardo is sent back, he’ll end up on the streets, without a place to live, without his…

Detained at Adelanto for more than two years, Ricardo, 29, needs $5,000 to be released on bond while he awaits the outcome of his appeal…
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Lo se, Tienes miedo (I Know You Are Afraid)

Lo se, Tienes miedo (I Know You Are Afraid)

by Liliana Romero
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An American Dreamer’s Story of Success

An American Dreamer’s Story of Success

by Conner Martinez
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“They want you to get to the point of fainting.”

“They want you to get to the point of fainting.”

This is Charlotte Alvarenga’s story, as told to me and Liz Martinez, who also translated it.
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“Every day she asks me: ‘Where’s Papi? When is Papi coming?’”

“Every day she asks me: ‘Where’s Papi? When is Papi coming?’”

by Daniela
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“It was a Saturday when they took the kids.”

Two mothers whose families faced violence and extortion in Central America explain why they risked everything to take a perilous journey…
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Cindy Knoebel
“I haven’t seen my husband for 3 months.”

“I haven’t seen my husband for 3 months.”

Raul is a husband and father of four children who has been mercilessly detained by ICE since March 2017. He has lived in the U.S. for over…
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Cindy Knoebel
When Silence is Not an Option

When Silence is Not an Option

by Bud Conlin
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“In Good Spirits.”

“In Good Spirits.”

by Pauline de Tholozany
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Join FRIENDS AFUERA

Join FRIENDS AFUERA

And be a friend to someone in ICE detention.
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Chickenpox Outbreak Leads to Inhumane Quarantine in GEO Group ICE Prison in Colorado

Chickenpox Outbreak Leads to Inhumane Quarantine in GEO Group ICE Prison in Colorado

Press conferences will be held today in San Francisco and Denver to protest the inhumane health conditions taking place at the Denver…
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“Where is my son — is he okay?”

“Where is my son — is he okay?”

by Benjamin deLeeuwerk
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