Nacho and Heidi are free! After nearly a month behind bars following an unjust and illegal Border Patrol detention, they are back where they belong: with their family, their community, and in the struggle for human rights. This tremendous victory is the direct result of people power. Together, we stood up to Trump’s machinery of mass deportation. Thousands of you wrote to ICE denouncing the arrest, and hundreds of you turned out to demand their release. From an emergency protest at the Bor...| Migrant Justice / Justicia Migrante
Heidi and Nacho have won their freedom and will soon be released, after nearly a month behind bars. The two Migrant Justice leaders received hearings in immigration court today, resulting in a judge granting them bond and ordering their release. On June 14th, Nacho and stepdaughter Heidi were delivering food to farmworkers in Franklin County, VT when they were pulled over without cause by officials from the U.S. Border Patrol. Agents smashed their car window and violently detained the two com...| Migrant Justice / Justicia Migrante
Community leaders Nacho and Heidi were violently detained by Border Patrol while delivering food to local farmworkers. Agents stopped over without cause, smashed their window, and pulled them out of their car. For the past two weeks, they have been unjustly held in detention.| migrantjustice.net
After this spring’s breakthroughs in the campaign inviting Hannaford Supermarket to join the Milk with Dignity Program, we are taking the campaign on the road. Migrant Justice is announcing a series of pickets this summer to expand the reach of the Milk with Dignity campaign. Join farmworkers at a Hannaford near you for the Milk with Dignity Summer Series! The Milk with Dignity Summer Series kicks off Saturday 6/28, 11am-3pm, in Plattsburgh, NY (7 Pyramid Drive). Join farmworkers on the H...| Migrant Justice / Justicia Migrante
On June 16th, less than two days after the violent and unlawful detention of Nacho and Heidi, hundreds gathered in front of the Vermont State House in an emergency rally demanding freedom for the Migrant Justice leaders. In an emotionally-charged event, loved ones spoke out against the government’s cruel separation of families as chants reverberated through the streets of the state capital: “Nacho, Heidi, no están solos!” You are not alone! Since Saturday’s detention, over 5,000 have...| Migrant Justice / Justicia Migrante
Two Migrant Justice leaders were detained by Border Patrol agents in Vermont on June 14th. Jose Ignacio “Nacho” De La Cruz was driving with his stepdaughter Heidi Perez in Franklin County when they were pulled over. Agents smashed their car window and violently detained the two community leaders. Both are now at risk of imminent deportation. Send a message to ICE to free Nacho and Heidi!| migrantjustice.net
As U.S. Marines patrol the streets of Los Angeles to repress dissent against ICE raids, it is clear that attacks on immigrant communities and their defenders will continue to escalate under this administration. Vermont is not exempt from these intensifying attacks, yet despite the risks, immigrant communities refuse to be silenced. ICE and Border Patrol are surveilling, detaining, and deporting immigrants across the state. Immigrants are being arrested outside their homes, at work, or on th...| Migrant Justice / Justicia Migrante
Max, José, and Arbey – three of the nine workers detained by Border Patrol in Franklin County last month – are now safely back in Vermont, thanks to overwhelming community support! Thousands of people signed petitions and marched in the streets demanding their release from immigration detention.| migrantjustice.net
Press Contacts Will Lambek, Migrant Justice, will@migrantjustice.net, 802-321-8393 Brett Stokes, Center for Justice Reform, bstokes@vermontlaw.edu [represents 8 farmworkers detained 4/21] Enrique Mesa, Mesa Law PLLC, emesa@mesalaw.com [represents Arbey Lopez] Burlington, VT - Vermont dairy worker Diblaim Maximo Sargento-Morales has returned to Vermont after weeks in immigration detention. Another member of the farmworker community, Arbey Lopez-Lopez, has been ordered released on bond by an im...| Migrant Justice / Justicia Migrante
Farmworker to be freed from immigration detention: Community celebrates ruling while continuing to fight for others’ release| migrantjustice.net