via Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
Bishop Larry Provenzano and Bishop Gerry Wolf joined the Vicar for Community Justice Ministry, Mother Marie Tatro, and other clergy from the Diocese of Long Island at a rally yesterday, January 11, at Manhattan’s Foley Square in support of immigrant rights and immigrant-rights advocate, Ravi Ragbir.
UPDATED Jan. 13:
Ravi Ragbir was detained today by ICE during a regular check-in appointment.
We need your help to secure his release & halt his deportation.
Here are ways you can help us secure Ravi’s immediate release:
1. CALL THE FOLLOWING ICE OFFICES:
You can use the following script: “Hi, my name is ___________, and I am calling to request that ICE release Ravi Ragbir, A Number: 044-248-862. Ravi was detained today in New York City. Ravi is a husband, father, and a cherished community leader, and we need him here in the United States. I respectfully ask you to release him from detention and grant him a new stay of removal. Thank you.”
2. CALL YOUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS:
Script: “Hello, my name is ___, and I calling about Ravi Ragbir, A Number: 044-248-862. Ravi was detained today in New York City. Ravi is a husband, father, and cherished community leader, and we need him here in the United States. I respectfully ask you to meet with DHS Secretary Nielsen and urge her to release Ravi from detention and grant him a new stay of removal. Thank you.”
3. SHARE the below image widely on social media using #IStandWithRavi
UPDATED JANUARY 12, 2018
On January 11, 2018, Ravi Ragbir, a nationally recognized immigrant rights leader and Executive Director of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, was detained while reporting to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a routine check-in.
Upon his detention, Mr. Ragbir’s attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging ICE’s actions in federal court in downtown Manhattan (Ragbir v. Sessions, No. 18-cv-00236, S.D.N.Y.). A copy of the lawsuit is available here. The federal court has ordered a hearing on January 29, 2018, to consider whether the actions of ICE are lawful, and issued both a temporary stay of removal and a temporary order preventing Mr. Ragbir’s transfer away from his family and counsel in the New York region pending consideration of the case. However, ICE’s detainee locator system currently lists Mr. Ragbir as being detained at Krome Detention Facility in Florida. Mr. Ragbir’s family and community supporters continue to demand Mr. Ragbir’s immediate release, and Mr. Ragbir’s lawyers are working to ensure his return to the New York region and his family.
UPDATE: Because Mr. Ragbir remains in Florida, Mr. Ragbir’s lawyers filed a motion to enforce the court’s temporary order preventing transfer from the New York region. The government filed a motion to vacate both the temporary stay and the temporary order regarding the transfer. A hearing on these motions will be held on January 16, 2018.
On January 11, 2018, Ravi Ragbir, a nationally recognized immigrant rights leader and Executive Director of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, was detained while reporting to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a routine check-in.
NEW YORKERS HOLD EMERGENCY RALLY AT FOLEY SQUARE IN NEW YORK
What: Emergency rally in support of Ravi Ragbir, Executive Director of New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City
Who: Community members, faith leaders, elected officials, legal advocates
Where: Foley Square, New York, NY, near 26 Federal Plaza
When: NOW
PRESS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE EMERGENCY RALLY HAPPENING NOW AT FOLEY SQUARE.
New York, NY: Nationally recognized immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir was detained today, while reporting to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for a routine check-in. Hundreds are gathered outside the federal immigration building at 26 Federal Plaza in downtown New York City to show solidarity with all those affected by the deportation machine, including Ragbir, when ICE detained him.
Mr. Ragbir is the Executive Director of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York City, a faith-based coalition devoted to immigrant rights. Ragbir is a fixture in the immigrant rights movement, and was awarded the 2017 Immigrant Excellence Award by the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, given to those who show “deep commitment to the enhancement of their community.”
Support Ravi Ragbir 