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.
The Inaccessibility of CeBONDS and the Importance of Preserving the Option to Pay Immigration Bonds in Person
We joined over 50 organizations in a letter transmitted this afternoon to ICE concerning its anticipated pivot to exclusive use of CeBONDs (an online/electronic system for posting immigration bonds that ICE has stated is intended to replace/eliminate the option of posting immigration bonds in person) on June 1, 2023.
#RevolvingFund
Excited to announce we received our 1st bond payment back! This enables us to reopen our app that. This is what a #revolvingfund and #mutualaid looks like!
Mother’s Day Is For Families
Mother's day is for families. Join us in helping reunite them by donating to bail someone out of immigration detention in the Midwest!
DO NO NOT PLACE MORE ASYLUM SEEKERS BEHIND BARS AS TITLE 42 LIFTS.
We joined 230+ partners calling on the Biden administration NOT to resort to detaining people and families as it ends #Title42. Read the letter today.
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Check out Mariposa Legal's upcoming events for this week’s Well-being Week in the Law and National Mental Health Awareness Month including two events. On May 11 and May 18th with $20 suggested donations to MIBF
May Day
In honor of May Day, our allies at Detention Watch Network have created the amazing posters with digital actions you can take today! Read more here!
Donate Today!
Please join us today in a one time donation or becoming a monthly donor, no amount is too small!
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
Submit a Comment Today!
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.”
Merch Sale!
Today through January 31st, check out our first ever merch campaign featuring t-shirts, crewneck sweatshirts and hoodies designed by Angelica Frausto, @nerdybrownkid.
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.