Immigrant Defenders Law Center
@immdef.bsky.social
Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system.
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Hello & welcome new followers! Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a next-generation social justice law firm that defends our immigrant communities against injustices in the immigration system. Share our profile w/friends & follow us to learn how to support the fight for due process for all.
Immigrant justice moves forward when we take action. We're grateful to This is About Humanity & volunteers who came together w/our team to pack/deliver groceries, household & hygiene items, toys, + more to 40+ client families!
✊ No immigrant stands alone!
Many thanks to the volunteers & sponsors!
✊ No immigrant stands alone!
Many thanks to the volunteers & sponsors!
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Immigrant justice moves forward when we take action. We're grateful to This is About Humanity & volunteers who came together w/our team to pack/deliver groceries, household & hygiene items, toys, + more to 40+ client families!
✊ No immigrant stands alone!
Many thanks to the volunteers & sponsors!
✊ No immigrant stands alone!
Many thanks to the volunteers & sponsors!
When Congress and legal advocates are blocked from inspecting ICE detention centers, transparency collapses and lives are put at risk. ImmDef Legal Services Director Melissa Shepard joined lawmakers demanding accountability at Adelanto. Oversight is not optional.
🔗 iecn.com/aguilar-noem...
🔗 iecn.com/aguilar-noem...
Aguilar Calls for Noem’s Removal After Ruiz Says Adelanto ICE Facility Barred Oversight Visit
Rep. Pete Aguilar urges Trump to remove DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after Rep. Raul Ruiz says Adelanto ICE barred his oversight visit.
iecn.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
When Congress and legal advocates are blocked from inspecting ICE detention centers, transparency collapses and lives are put at risk. ImmDef Legal Services Director Melissa Shepard joined lawmakers demanding accountability at Adelanto. Oversight is not optional.
🔗 iecn.com/aguilar-noem...
🔗 iecn.com/aguilar-noem...
Blocking oversight during a mass detention surge not only undermines the separation of powers and erodes the rule of law - but it allows deaths and inhumane conditions to continue. Congress must resume oversight immediately to save lives. @democracyforward.org
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Judge Again Blocks Policy Restricting Lawmakers’ Access to ICE Facilities
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Blocking oversight during a mass detention surge not only undermines the separation of powers and erodes the rule of law - but it allows deaths and inhumane conditions to continue. Congress must resume oversight immediately to save lives. @democracyforward.org
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
See ICE? Take action.
Document ICE activity and report it to your local rapid response hotline. These networks protect our communities and connect people to trusted legal support.
📲 For free, up-to-date immigration resources, visit immdef.org
Document ICE activity and report it to your local rapid response hotline. These networks protect our communities and connect people to trusted legal support.
📲 For free, up-to-date immigration resources, visit immdef.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
See ICE? Take action.
Document ICE activity and report it to your local rapid response hotline. These networks protect our communities and connect people to trusted legal support.
📲 For free, up-to-date immigration resources, visit immdef.org
Document ICE activity and report it to your local rapid response hotline. These networks protect our communities and connect people to trusted legal support.
📲 For free, up-to-date immigration resources, visit immdef.org
¿Ves a ICE? Documenta y repórtala a tu línea directa local de respuesta rápida. Estas redes prot egen a nuestras comunidades y conectan a las personas con apoyo legal confiable.
📲 Para recursos migratorios gratuitos y actualizados, visita immdef.org
📲 Para recursos migratorios gratuitos y actualizados, visita immdef.org
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
¿Ves a ICE? Documenta y repórtala a tu línea directa local de respuesta rápida. Estas redes prot egen a nuestras comunidades y conectan a las personas con apoyo legal confiable.
📲 Para recursos migratorios gratuitos y actualizados, visita immdef.org
📲 Para recursos migratorios gratuitos y actualizados, visita immdef.org
It’s time to pressure the Senate for the next 48 hours to get #ICEOut of our communities. Tell your Senator to vote NO on DHS funding & hold the line until all demands are met.
CALL NOW: (202) 224‑3121
CALL NOW: (202) 224‑3121
January 28, 2026 at 8:42 PM
It’s time to pressure the Senate for the next 48 hours to get #ICEOut of our communities. Tell your Senator to vote NO on DHS funding & hold the line until all demands are met.
CALL NOW: (202) 224‑3121
CALL NOW: (202) 224‑3121
Alongside Public Counsel and @chirla-org.bsky.social, we’re demanding accountability and an end to unconstitutional detention.
📲Learn more about the case: www.immdef.org/litigation-a...
📲Learn more about the case: www.immdef.org/litigation-a...
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Alongside Public Counsel and @chirla-org.bsky.social, we’re demanding accountability and an end to unconstitutional detention.
📲Learn more about the case: www.immdef.org/litigation-a...
📲Learn more about the case: www.immdef.org/litigation-a...
“The conditions are designed to make people give up their legal cases. It is a system built to make people break down," said Álvaro M. Huerta, ImmDef.
🔗 www.latimes.com/california/s...
🔗 www.latimes.com/california/s...
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
“The conditions are designed to make people give up their legal cases. It is a system built to make people break down," said Álvaro M. Huerta, ImmDef.
🔗 www.latimes.com/california/s...
🔗 www.latimes.com/california/s...
This facility is meant to break people down. Our legal team has seen firsthand the mold, disease, medical neglect, and inadequate food and water inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. In one year, the population surged from 3 to nearly 2,000.
January 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This facility is meant to break people down. Our legal team has seen firsthand the mold, disease, medical neglect, and inadequate food and water inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center. In one year, the population surged from 3 to nearly 2,000.
🚨 HAPPENING TODAY!
Join us for a virtual community forum at 6pm PT, where we will discuss the Vazquez-Perdomo v Noem case and how it challenges ICE’s tactics of racial profiling and how everyone has constitutional rights.
To sign up, click here ➡️: bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Join us for a virtual community forum at 6pm PT, where we will discuss the Vazquez-Perdomo v Noem case and how it challenges ICE’s tactics of racial profiling and how everyone has constitutional rights.
To sign up, click here ➡️: bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
🚨 HAPPENING TODAY!
Join us for a virtual community forum at 6pm PT, where we will discuss the Vazquez-Perdomo v Noem case and how it challenges ICE’s tactics of racial profiling and how everyone has constitutional rights.
To sign up, click here ➡️: bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Join us for a virtual community forum at 6pm PT, where we will discuss the Vazquez-Perdomo v Noem case and how it challenges ICE’s tactics of racial profiling and how everyone has constitutional rights.
To sign up, click here ➡️: bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
We filed L.T. v ICE because the Constitution doesn't take a break behind ICE prison doors. We will continue fighting in court until DHS is forced to provide humane, safe conditions for every person in its custody.
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/ishoGtjW2iM?feature=share
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/ishoGtjW2iM?feature=share
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM
We filed L.T. v ICE because the Constitution doesn't take a break behind ICE prison doors. We will continue fighting in court until DHS is forced to provide humane, safe conditions for every person in its custody.
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/ishoGtjW2iM?feature=share
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/ishoGtjW2iM?feature=share
Si te encuentras con agentes de ICE, no estás indefenso.
Todas las personas, sin importar idioma, piel, trabajo o estatus, tienen #DerechosConstitucionales
🔗 Haz clic en el enlace para registrarte en el foro comunitario Vazquez-Perdomo contra Noem.
Bit.ly/vasquezperdomoforum
Todas las personas, sin importar idioma, piel, trabajo o estatus, tienen #DerechosConstitucionales
🔗 Haz clic en el enlace para registrarte en el foro comunitario Vazquez-Perdomo contra Noem.
Bit.ly/vasquezperdomoforum
January 25, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Si te encuentras con agentes de ICE, no estás indefenso.
Todas las personas, sin importar idioma, piel, trabajo o estatus, tienen #DerechosConstitucionales
🔗 Haz clic en el enlace para registrarte en el foro comunitario Vazquez-Perdomo contra Noem.
Bit.ly/vasquezperdomoforum
Todas las personas, sin importar idioma, piel, trabajo o estatus, tienen #DerechosConstitucionales
🔗 Haz clic en el enlace para registrarte en el foro comunitario Vazquez-Perdomo contra Noem.
Bit.ly/vasquezperdomoforum
ImmDef is ready to confront Trump's deadly + violent mass deportation agenda. Subscribe to our newsletter to see how we’re pushing back against unlawful actions in the federal immigration system
➡️ Learn more and stand with us at immdef.org.
➡️ Learn more and stand with us at immdef.org.
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
ImmDef is ready to confront Trump's deadly + violent mass deportation agenda. Subscribe to our newsletter to see how we’re pushing back against unlawful actions in the federal immigration system
➡️ Learn more and stand with us at immdef.org.
➡️ Learn more and stand with us at immdef.org.
Demand your Senator act NOW to defund ICE. Liam shows no child should face separation or deportation alone. One photo sparked a movement, make your impact: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-all-children-should-be-safe-protected
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Demand your Senator act NOW to defund ICE. Liam shows no child should face separation or deportation alone. One photo sparked a movement, make your impact: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-senators-all-children-should-be-safe-protected
#6: Register to vote & hold your reps accountable to standing with immigrants. Register: vote.org.
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
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vote.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#6: Register to vote & hold your reps accountable to standing with immigrants. Register: vote.org.
#5: Continue to record and exercise your rights! The Constitution protects EVERYONE - no matter your birth country, immigration status, or accent.
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#5: Continue to record and exercise your rights! The Constitution protects EVERYONE - no matter your birth country, immigration status, or accent.
#4: Know your rights and the rights of your neighbors. Visit immdef.org/resources to learn more!
Resources | IMMDEF
Resources for immigrants from Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Los Angeles, California.
immdef.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#4: Know your rights and the rights of your neighbors. Visit immdef.org/resources to learn more!
#3: Donate to bond fund & deportation defense nonprofits in your area. Socal: immdef.org/donate; cluejustice.org/bond
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#3: Donate to bond fund & deportation defense nonprofits in your area. Socal: immdef.org/donate; cluejustice.org/bond
#2 ❌ Urge your reps to vote NO on S.3054 The Kayla Hamilton Act: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell....
Tell your Senators: All Children Should be Safe & Protected
A bill new seeks to threaten the safety of unaccompanied children. It would allow the government to block many children from reunifying with relatives in the U.S., detain children for longer or even i...
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#2 ❌ Urge your reps to vote NO on S.3054 The Kayla Hamilton Act: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell....
#1: ❌ Tell your reps: no more funding for ICE in the FY26 funding period: act.nilc.org/page/92564/a...
Tell Congress: No Funding for More ICE Detention Beds
Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.
act.nilc.org
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
#1: ❌ Tell your reps: no more funding for ICE in the FY26 funding period: act.nilc.org/page/92564/a...
Stop spiraling! Here are 7 steps you can take to stand up against injustices in the immigration system right now. Save this video, share it, & take action! youtube.com/shorts/LG26u...
7 Steps to Immigrant Justice
YouTube video by Immigrant Defenders Law Center
youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stop spiraling! Here are 7 steps you can take to stand up against injustices in the immigration system right now. Save this video, share it, & take action! youtube.com/shorts/LG26u...
Families nationwide face separation while in ICE detention. Faith-led bond funds bring people home to their communities and families, easing financial strain. Stand together to reunite parents and children.
Donate in solidarity: https://www.cluejustice.org/bond
Donate in solidarity: https://www.cluejustice.org/bond
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Families nationwide face separation while in ICE detention. Faith-led bond funds bring people home to their communities and families, easing financial strain. Stand together to reunite parents and children.
Donate in solidarity: https://www.cluejustice.org/bond
Donate in solidarity: https://www.cluejustice.org/bond
Our attys are inside Adelanto Det Ctr meeting w/clients to document medical neglect, and fight for their release. Deaths in ICE custody are rising. Help bring people home: cluejustice.org/bond
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/XRuyBwTUjB0?feature=share
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/XRuyBwTUjB0?feature=share
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Our attys are inside Adelanto Det Ctr meeting w/clients to document medical neglect, and fight for their release. Deaths in ICE custody are rising. Help bring people home: cluejustice.org/bond
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/XRuyBwTUjB0?feature=share
🎥: https://youtube.com/shorts/XRuyBwTUjB0?feature=share
¿Qué significa el caso Vasquez-Perdomo v Noem para la base legal de la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en la actualidad? Únase a nuestro foro virtual el martes 27 de enero a las 6 p. m. PT.
Conozca cómo este caso protege los derechos constitucionales.
Regístrese: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Conozca cómo este caso protege los derechos constitucionales.
Regístrese: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
¿Qué significa el caso Vasquez-Perdomo v Noem para la base legal de la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en la actualidad? Únase a nuestro foro virtual el martes 27 de enero a las 6 p. m. PT.
Conozca cómo este caso protege los derechos constitucionales.
Regístrese: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Conozca cómo este caso protege los derechos constitucionales.
Regístrese: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Join our virtual forum Tues, Jan 27 on the landmark Vasquez-Perdomo v Noem case.
Hear from attorneys & community orgs, learn how it challenges racial profiling, and understand your rights, regardless of status.
Register: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Hear from attorneys & community orgs, learn how it challenges racial profiling, and understand your rights, regardless of status.
Register: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Join our virtual forum Tues, Jan 27 on the landmark Vasquez-Perdomo v Noem case.
Hear from attorneys & community orgs, learn how it challenges racial profiling, and understand your rights, regardless of status.
Register: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum
Hear from attorneys & community orgs, learn how it challenges racial profiling, and understand your rights, regardless of status.
Register: ➡️ bit.ly/vasquezperdomoForum