The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund hopes to share stories of how the immigration court and ICE system affects individuals and families from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
El Fondo de Fianzas de Inmigración del Medio Oeste espera compartir historias de cómo la corte de inmigración y el sistema ICE afectan a las personas y familias de Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin y Kentucky.
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US Policy Caused the Deaths of 39 Migrants in Juárez
“On March 27, 39 people died in a fire in an immigration detention and processing center in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. These migrants may have died just outside the borders of our country while under the custody of the Mexican government, but their deaths were caused by the policies, practices, and biases of the US government.” Read more from board member Alejandra Oliva below. #NoAsylumBan
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Everyone, regardless of their immigration status, can submit a comment against President Biden’s proposed asylum ban via http://NoAsylumBan.us #NoAsylumBan
➡️ LAST DAY TO SUBMIT COMMENTS IS MARCH 27th 📝
Immigrants Deserve More from Biden
MIBF Board member, Alejandra Oliva wrote an op-ed for TIME. "To deny our country’s immigrants more than two sentences during the State of the Union is to deny the reality of their existence…It denies the fact they face the same issues non-immigrant Americans face and will be equally affected by policies from Capitol Hill.”
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Let 2023 Be the Year of Dismantling Incarceration
Maya Schenwar of TRUTHOUT asked organizers working to dismantle incarceration what is giving them hope for 2023.
We surpassed our goal!
We are so grateful for everyone's support last week during our Giving Tuesday Campaign. We surpassed our goal by 88%!! We are very excited to be able to post at least 1-2 more bonds from Giving Tuesday donations alone!
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Meet Amanda!
Meet one of our newest board members, Amanda Gennerman (she/her/hers)! Amanda is a Partner at Pines Bach, LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.
Meet Lee!
Meet one of our newest board members, Lee Vanderlinden (They/Them)! Lee is a supervising attorney for the National Immigrant Justice Center’s LGBT Immigrant Rights Initiative.
Meet Michael!
Meet Michael Aguhar (he/him)! Michael is a returning board member and is an attorney and community organizer.
Meet, Hannah!
Meet one of our returning board members, Hannah Cartwright (she/her)! Hannah serves as MIBF treasurer and is an immigration attorney who co-founded Mariposa Legal.
Meet Romelia!
Meet one of newest board members Romelia Solano (she/her)! Romelia is a Ph.D. Candidate in political science at the University of Notre Dame and is the co-founder/research fellow at Mariposa Legal.
Meet Guadalupe!
Meet another one of our returning board members Guadalupe Perez)! Guadalupe serves as MIBF's Co-Vice President and is a staff attorney with the Immigration Unit Pilot at the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defenders.
Meet Jesse!
Meet another one of our returning board members Jesse Johnson (he/him/él)! Jesse currently serves as MIBF's Co-Vice President and is the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator at the American Immigration Council.