ICE Breakers: Public Defenders are Standing Up for their Undocumented Clients in More Ways than One
The increasing detention of undocumented immigrants inside New York City courthouses is spurring protests from the public defenders who represent them. Immigrants make up a large percentage of public defender clients and their attorneys say Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is violating their clients’ rights by preventing them from attending court hearings without fear of apprehension. You can find his article in the May issue of The Indypendent or on our website https://bit.ly/2wblfbA To support this podcast and our publication, it´s as easy as visiting our Patreon page and becoming a monthly subscriber. bit.ly/2xsDpRQ Photo: Legal Aid attorneys in Lower Manhattan join a citywide walkout against the presence of immigration agents in New York courthouses, March 15. Photo credit: Iryna Yafimchyk/Working Families.