Immigrant Detention: Action Alert

Stop the Disappearances Campaign

Advocating on behalf of immigrants currently held in INS Detention in the New York/New Jersey Area

The Stop the Disappearances Campaign is composed of Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) Prison Moratorium Project, and the Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants –Detention Working Group. The STDC demands the following:

1. Release all detainees being held for immigration violations.

2. Repeal the racist Patriot Act, the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), and the 1996 Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act.

3. Release a real list of all 9/11 detainees.

4. Provide detainees with immediate, full and proper access to legal information and representation.

5.Ensure all facilities used for detention meet the INS standards for detention.

6.Inform detainees of when they will appear before a judge, be released, or be deported.

7. Stop holding detainees who have been granted bond or ordered removed.

8. End all cooperation between the NYPD and the INS.