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december, 2017

7dec7:00 am- 1:00 pmEmergency Rally: ICE Out of the Courts Now!

Event Details

An Injury to One is An Injury to All!
Hosted by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys – UAW 2325

On Tuesday, dozens of public defenders walked out of Brooklyn Criminal Court after Legal Aid client, Genaro Rojas-Hernandez was detained by Immigration & Customs Enforcement in Brooklyn Criminal Court in collaboration with Court Officers and the Court Administration. They marched to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, demanding that the Office of Court Administration and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore implement a policy to would prevent New York Court staff from collaborating with ICE officers or entering Court property.

Read more about our action here: https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/11/28/legal-aid-lawyers-stage-walkout-after-yet-another-ice-court-arrest/

Please join us on Thursday, December 7th, at 1pm at Brooklyn Borough Hall for a mass rally with our union, other attorneys, and community and immigrant organizations to demand that the Office of Court Administration and Chief Judge Janet DiFiore implement a policy to bar ICE agents from entering NY Court property.

Email ashalom@alaa.org for more info.

Endorsers:
5 Boro Defenders
Gay Asian Pacific Islander Men of New York (GAPIMNY)
Food Chain Workers Alliance
Make the Road New York
NYS Youth Leadership Council

Time

(Thursday) 7:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location

Brooklyn Borough Hall

209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, New York 11201

Organizer

Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW 2325(212) 343-0708 50 Broadway, Ste 1600 New York, New York 10004

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