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The Bronx Defenders
@BronxDefenders
Nonprofit transforming how low-income people are represented in the legal system and transforming the system itself
360 East 161st St, Bronx NY
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Mar 13, 2020
    .#BREAKING Our clients in ICE detention aren't receiving basic disinfectants, hand sanitizer, or even toilet paper This is a public health emergency that ICE has proven unequipped to handle. We're demanding the immediate release of ppl currently detained by ICE in NYC-area jails
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    Dec 1, 2022
    We want to be clear: forcibly removing people from the streets and confining them in hospitals against their will is policing and incarceration by another name.
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Mar 18, 2020
    .#BREAKING Immigrants in Essex County Correctional Facility have organized a hunger strike amid ongoing concerns over COVID-19. This is urgent. ICE must release all detained people and halt all arrests during this public health crisis. #FreeThemAll
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Feb 8, 2018
    #BREAKING: After ICE arrested a @LegalAidNYC client outside the Bx Hall of Justice, our attorneys have walked out & are protesting NOW. Our courthouses are for ppl to seek due process & justice, they are NOT an immigration enforcement zone #ICEOut #ICEFreeJustice #ICEOutOfCourts
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    Jan 11, 2018
    We are devastated to hear that ICE has detained Ravi Ragbir, immigrant rights activist and community leader. Please join us in calling for a stop to his deportation. #IStandWithRavi
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Nov 2, 2021
    Mayor de Blasio is reauthorizing the use of solitary confinement and suspending the minimal due process protections afforded to people on Rikers. Instead of implementing new rules to protect incarcerated people, the City is subjecting them to deadly conditions and torture. 1/4
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    Mar 31, 2020
    BREAKING: A federal judge today ordered an end to ICE's secret, illegal 'No-Release' policy in their NY office. The decision means that many people in detention will be promptly evaluated for release away from the growing COVID-19 crisis in ICE's jails. #FreeThemAll
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    Jan 28, 2021
    BREAKING: We demand that @NYGovCuomo authorize vaccinations for people held in jail and prison custody
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Nov 30, 2020
    ***BREAKING*** A federal court just ruled that ICE are required to present detained immigrants before a judge within 10 days of being arrested. The ruling in response to our lawsuit w/ @NYCLU & @CardozoLaw will help protect the due process rights of immigrants against ICE abuse.
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    Sep 19, 2022
    We are thrilled to announce that our 25th Anniversary Gala will be hosted by The Bronx’s very own TV Personality, Writer, and Producer @DesusNice! Join us on 10/13 from 6-9:30 PM at Tribeca 360° to celebrate 25 years of radically reimagining justice: donate.bronxdefenders.org/galatickets
    Desus smiling while sitting on the set of the Desus & Mero show. He's wearing an orange cap and a black sweater, with his elbows on his knees.
    Please join us in celebrating The Bronx Defenders 25th Anniversary Gala; Thursday, October 13, 2022 6 to 9:30PM; Tribeca 360, 10 Desbrosses Street, New York, New York 10013; Honorees: Chris Alexander, Executive Director of New York State Office of Cannabis Management; Derrick and Desmon Lewis, Founders of The Bronx Community Foundation; and Fat Joe, Grammy-nominated Recording Artist, Actor, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist; Master of Ceremonies: Desus Nice, TV Personality, Writer, and Producer
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Feb 4, 2020
    THREAD Since NY’s historic pretrial reforms were implemented on Jan 1st, 400+ clients we represent in the Bronx have been able to return to their families, jobs, education, and community while fighting their cases.
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    Jan 26, 2021
    BREAKING: On behalf of 24 ppl assaulted by police last spring during #BLM protests in the Bronx, we are demanding that @NYCMayor & @NYCComptroller create a reparations fund for the ppl & communities subjected to police violence in the South Bronx. gothamist.com/news/protester… /1
    NYPD officers arrest a woman in the Bronx on June 4.
    Protesters Caught In NYPD's Violent Mott Haven Crackdown Push For Community Reparations Fund
    From gothamist.com
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    The Bronx Defenders
    @BronxDefenders
    May 31, 2020
    We have fielded dozens of calls from protesters this weekend concerned about their legal rights, and we're here for you if you have questions. Get in touch. ⬇️
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    The Bronx Defenders
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    Jun 9, 2020
    50-A is being repealed today because we made our voices heard. Because protest matters.