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In Newsweek: Who Is Justo Betancourt? Trump Welcomes Alligator Alcatraz Detainee Release
In Newsweek: Who Is Justo Betancourt? Trump Welcomes Alligator Alcatraz Detainee Release

President Donald Trump has given a "welcome home" to Justo Betancourt, a Cuban-born Miami resident who spent months in federal immigration detention in the Florida Everglades facility dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.

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Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South Launch Unprecedented Campaign: No Human Being in Alligator Alcatraz Left Without Counsel
Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South Launch Unprecedented Campaign: No Human Being in Alligator Alcatraz Left Without Counsel

The Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South (SOS) are stepping in. The two organizations have joined forces to launch an unprecedented intervention: to give every unrepresented person detained in Alligator Alcatraz sound legal counsel, and a real shot at securing their release. If they are transferred, that support will go with them. 

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GTFO ICE Call to Action – Freedom Vigils
GTFO ICE Call to Action – Freedom Vigils

On their first national call, GTFO ICE highlighted an action all members can take - attending or creating a Freedom Vigil in your area.

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In Newsweek: Who Is Justo Betancourt? Trump Welcomes Alligator Alcatraz Detainee Release
In Newsweek: Who Is Justo Betancourt? Trump Welcomes Alligator Alcatraz Detainee Release
Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South Launch Unprecedented Campaign: No Human Being in Alligator Alcatraz Left Without Counsel
Workers Circle and Sanctuary of the South Launch Unprecedented Campaign: No Human Being in Alligator Alcatraz Left Without Counsel
GTFO ICE Call to Action – Freedom Vigils
GTFO ICE Call to Action – Freedom Vigils
Voices of the Families of People Detained, Tortured Immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz, together with Faith and Community Allies, Turn the Tide at Illegal Everglades Detention Center Alligator Alcatraz
Voices of the Families of People Detained, Tortured Immigrants at Alligator Alcatraz, together with Faith and Community Allies, Turn the Tide at Illegal Everglades Detention Center Alligator Alcatraz
Continued Operation of Alligator Alcatraz Imposes an Unacceptable Cost, Both Financial and Moral
Continued Operation of Alligator Alcatraz Imposes an Unacceptable Cost, Both Financial and Moral
The Legacy of Jewish Worker Organizing That Brought Us to This May Day
The Legacy of Jewish Worker Organizing That Brought Us to This May Day
Our response to Louisiana v. Callais
Our response to Louisiana v. Callais
Defiance Podcast: Stop ICE Camps
Defiance Podcast: Stop ICE Camps
'Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising' moves to Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
'Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising' moves to Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
The Workers Circle among 200 Orgs and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Call for Accountability
The Workers Circle among 200 Orgs and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Call for Accountability
Workers Circle Advocacy Spurs Senate Probe into Alligator Alcatraz Abuse Allegations
Workers Circle Advocacy Spurs Senate Probe into Alligator Alcatraz Abuse Allegations
In the New York Times: Florida’s Immigration Crackdown Underscores Urgency of Our Vigil Work
In the New York Times: Florida’s Immigration Crackdown Underscores Urgency of Our Vigil Work
 
 

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