Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. Support us: immdef.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mlccvxujlb2vKids deserve protection, not prolonged detention. Unaccompanied kids are spending months, sometimes 1yr+, trapped in gov't custody bc Trump's family separation policies frighten families into silence and leave children alone and traumatized. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3fszmh7h07 May 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlccvxujlb2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mlc7ov7yxm2c#ZeroTolerance shattered families, and #OperationGuardianTrace continues that harm. No parent should ever choose between safety and family reunification. We deserve a system that keeps families whole, not one that breaks them apart. 07 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc7ov7yxm2chttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3ml7paayomc2lYour immigration status doesn’t erase your rights. Join our May virtual #KnowYourRights webinar with #RepresentLA to learn: ✅How to assert your constitutional rights ✅Encounters with ICE ✅Local resources across Southern California. Click here to register: 🔗 ➡️https://tinyurl.com/y6fnvjjp06 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7paayomc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3ml7pa2pcmm2fÚnete a nuestro seminario web virtual de mayo #ConoceTusDerechos, junto con #RepresentLA, para aprender sobre: ✅Cómo hacer valer tus derechos constitucionales ✅Encuentros con ICE ✅Recursos locales en todo el sur de California Haz clic aquí para registrarte: 🔗 ➡️https://tinyurl.com/cded4c2f06 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7pa2pcmm2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3ml5edqcbz22nA key safeguard in immigration detention has been eliminated as deaths continue to rise. W/o oversight, conditions worsen, and people are pressured to give up their strong legal claims just to break free from the detention. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2pm8vvmw05 May 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5edqcbz22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3ml4kpqt5ib2mA system that speeds deportations while denying universal rep isn’t delivering justice it’s engineering outcomes where immigrants are set up to lose. “People are being pushed to move cases forward without attorneys because they’re tired of detention,” our atty said. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3y4yswzx https://www.ocregister.com/2026/05/04/immigration-judges-are-at-the-core-of-trumps-deportation-push-05 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4kpqt5ib2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3ml2yd7qcf22vChildren as young as two years old must appear before immigration judges. The ImmDef DYEP team visits them in ORR shelters to guide them and explain their rights. What Here: https://youtube.com/shorts/fkCZbD5d-qM?feature=share Help us protect our youngest clients: https://www.immdef.org/support05 May 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2yd7qcf22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3ml2ycyc2gm2fNiños de apenas 2 años deben presentarse ante jueces de inmigración. El equipo DYEP de ImmDef los visita en albergues de la ORR para guiarlos y explicar sus derechos. Mira aquí: https://youtube.com/shorts/qoz_nWRaXsc?feature=share Ayúdanos a protegerlos: https://www.immdef.org/support05 May 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2ycyc2gm2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mkuzbdhh2a2rWhether it's at a courtroom, at the state capital, or at a rock concert, we're putting into action into our vision because #NoImmigrantStandsAlone. ICYMI — April was a powerful month for ImmDef:02 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuzbdhh2a2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mktbdwbid22sFrom Riverside to Los Angeles, ImmDef showed up this #MayDay01 May 2026 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktbdwbid22shttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mkqpr7yivu2gChildhood should look like this: laughter in the park, running freely, holding a parent’s hand. But too many immigrant children spend months in government custody, separated from family. Kids deserve safety, stability, and a lawyer by their side. treatkidslikekids.org30 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqpr7yivu2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mkqnaapy6q26On May 1st, Join the thousands of people statewide who are uniting for our rights and flexing our power. Learn how you can take action at CAMayDay2026.org30 Apr 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqnaapy6q26https://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mkpyenxbts2cOn #ElDíadelNiño/Children’s Day, we demand #SafetyNotSeparation because family separation policies haven’t ended. No child should have to navigate the immigration system through a screen. Watch Here:➡️ https://youtube.com/shorts/tomH3smIcmo?feature=share Take Action: Treatkidslikekids.org 30 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpyenxbts2chttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mknlhqtsdp2kSCOTUS is hearing arguments today on a case that could end TPS for Haiti & Syria. At stake: 🏠1.3M people who've made America their home could face deportation & family separation 💵 $29B contributed to the U.S. economy annually TPS is a lifeline. #ProtectTPS #SaveTPS #TPS 29 Apr 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknlhqtsdp2khttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mkni2s2idc25You can’t build the kind of trust needed to support a scared child through a screen, because for a child alone in immigration custody, presence is protection. Kids need #SafetyNotSeparation from an attorney to keep their rights protected. Learn: ➡️ treatkidslikekids.org #ScreensArentSupport29 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkni2s2idc25https://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mklotgfqqc2k“Please don’t let this be the last time we’ll see him.” These words were written by a child whose father was in ICE prison, pleading w/the judge for his release. The admin's cruel mass deportation agenda seeps into everyday moments that shape a child's life. #SafetyNotSeparation 🫂28 Apr 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklotgfqqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mklet62hao26Children deserve systems built on safety and compassion, but right now they’re bearing the brunt of cruel immigration policies. #UnaccompaniedChildren who flee dangerous conditions are being used as bait. Kids deserve #SafetyNotSeparation Stand up for children’s rights: Treatkidslikekids.org28 Apr 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklet62hao26https://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mkl5gwtnd22mChildren in government custody are being kept from their families, denied access to counsel, and fast-tracked for deportation. Many are suffering PTSD, anxiety, and depression in detention. They are children and their humanity must not be forgotten. 🔗 TreatKidsLikeKids.org28 Apr 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl5gwtnd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mk74wwtzec2kImmDef is in Sacramento urging state leaders to strengthen and expand CA’s immigration legal services. Families need life‑saving deportation defense now. We join 50+ partners in supporting the ONE CA program. Tell your rep to stand with immigrant families: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov23 Apr 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:7p5rtelhbrwib3znwbxdlvbl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk74wwtzec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/immdef.bsky.social/post/3mk6p2wksas2jEntire immigrant communities across the country have endured intensified fear, uncertainty, and cruelty at the hands of ICE. Their tactics have only traumatized and destabilized families and their young children. 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