Committee to Defend Immigrants and Muslims

02/07/2020

URGENT: Protest TODAY (Friday Feb. 7) at 4PM outside Maimonides Hospital at Fort Hamilton Parkway & 48th St. Come out to stand with Eric Diaz Cruz, who was shot in the face by I.C.E. yesterday, and hospital workers union local 1199. All out to defend immigrants! I.C.E. out of the hospitals, I.C.E. out of New York!

For more information contact us here or at committeetodefendimmigrants@gmail.com

04/10/2019

On Friday, April 12, join the CUNY Internationalist Clubs and Committee to Defend Immigrants and Muslims at Hunter College for a Teach-In on the topic of immigration. Hear from a variety of speakers about the experiences and obstacles faced by immigrants. The Teach-In will cover the specific oppression of le***an, gay and trans immigrants, black immigrants, immigrant workers and much more. Come with questions and comments about the defense of immigrants this Friday from 1:30-5:00PM in the Lang Theater on the 4th floor of Hunter North.

02/11/2019

Come to the open meeting and discussion for the Committee to Defend Immigrants and Muslims this Thursday from 3-5PM! We will be discussing the formation of a rapid response network and goals for the committee for this semester. Open to all who want to join the fight to defend immigrants at CUNY.

02/05/2019

Ousman Darboe is a 24-year-old Gambian immigrant threatened with deportation. Join us tomorrow at 1PM at 201 Varick Street Immigration Court (11th floor) to show support for him and his family! If you are interested in attending contact us here or at committeetodefendimmigrants@gmail.com

09/06/2018

Join us today outside Hunter West at 3PM for an Internationalist Club speak-out! Protest anti-immigrant and racist attacks!

08/01/2018

Join the Committee on Friday as we call to drop ALL charges against Patricia Okoumou, the woman who bravely scaled the Statue of Liberty on July 4th. Patricia has called a press conference outside the court (see link below). Photo shows her at recent protest outside Governor Cuomo’s office. She liked our sign!

WHEN: Friday, August 3rd at 10AM
WHERE: Manhattan District Court at 500 Pearl Street

Contact the Committee on Facebook or at committeetodefendimmigrants@gmail.com

https://patriciaokoumou.com/blog/f/patricias-court-date

07/18/2018

On July 30th at 1PM, join the Committee at 201 Varick Street Immigration Court to defend detained immigrant Papedame Diop! Diop is a Senegalese immigrant who was detained by ICE on May 9th. His wife, Kyara, has been trying to raise funds to help with legal fees: https://www.gofundme.com/help-raise-ice-legal-fee

Come show your support for Diop and ALL immigrants!

WHEN: 1PM, July 30th
WHERE: 201 Varick St. Immigration Court

03/12/2018

This Thursday, March 15th at 1PM at 201 Varick Street, recently detained Bronx Community College student Aboubacar Dembele will be having his first bond hearing. Join us in entering the courtroom to show support!
For more information contact us here or at committeetodefendimmigrants@gmail.com

03/02/2018

The CUNY-Wide Conference in Defense of Immigrants will take place TOMORROW, March 3rd from 12-5PM in the CUNY Graduate Center (365 Fifth Ave. at 34th Street) in room 5414. CUNY students, faculty and staff: come hear from our panelists and help us organize in defense of immigrants!
If you have not already, share with interested students, teachers, and staff at CUNY.
Hope to see you there!

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/693843684157309/?ti=cl

02/17/2018

There will be an urgent CUNY-wide sanctuary meeting at the PSC Union Hall (61 Broadway) on Wednesday, February 21st at 4:00pm. Contact us for the location details.

This meeting is being called because of the recent attacks on immigration activists and the detention of a CUNY student last week by ICE.

02/16/2018

Let's not forget: Obama= "Deporter-in-chief"
"President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies led to a 30 percent jump in the number of arrests carried out by ICE last year, according to a new review of ICE data by the Pew Research Center. Even so, 2017 saw far fewer immigration arrests than many of the years that President Obama was in office—including 2009, when ICE arrested nearly 300,000 people, more than double last year’s total."

President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies led to a 30 percent jump in the number of arrests carried out by ICE last year, according to a new review of ICE data by the Pew Research Center. Even so, 2017 saw far fewer immigration arrests than many of the years that President Obama was in office—in...