Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

MIBF was one of 197 organizations who signed and sent a letter to Congress yesterday in opposition of H.R. 5717, the No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act. We expect the bill to come for a vote by Friday. See below for the full letter or read on our website.

https://www.mibfc.org/fianza-fridays/bk0344is06jqiqyko08bbuiygabd7k

Earlier this week MIBF was one of 80 immigrant and civil rights organizations, legal services organizations, and law firms who delivered the below letter to DHS & ICE calling for the release of all immigrants in ICE detention who have been granted fear-based protection from deportation. Read the letter at the link below and more from NPR.

Full Letter: https://www.mibfc.org/fianza-fridays/tp6fzd9szdwqyual1sc44zpfz80idn

NPR article: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/09/nx-s1-5100612/ice-immigrant-prolonged-detention-mental-health

140+ racial justice, imm rights, & privacy tech groups sent a letter to DHS Sec. Mayorkas yesterday asking for an end to their use of . The gov agency is in violation of federal policies the Biden admin set, and must halt its use by 12/1/24. Read the letter and additional coverage on our website: https://www.mibfc.org/fianza-fridays/2t0armprn2lkec6nealbmj0kmz9ue9

MIBF has posted the 15th and 16th bond of 2024! Our application is unfortunately closed once again after bonding out an individual on Friday and serving as an obligor for another individual.

Please consider donating today to help us reopen our application! https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

Join us in welcoming our last 4 more board members! See individual post for a quick highlight into "Why MIBF?" from each member and find out more on our website! https://www.mibfc.org/about

Join us in welcoming back 4 (of 8) returning board members! See individual post for a quick highlight into "Why MIBF?" from each member and find out more on our website! https://www.mibfc.org/about

Meet 4 of our newest board members! We welcome them to MIBF and look forward to this year! See solo post for a quick highlight into "Why MIBF?" from each member and find out more on our website. Welcome!

https://www.mibfc.org/about

Meet 3 of our newest board members! We welcome them to MIBF and look forward to this year! See solo post for a quick highlight into "Why MIBF?" from each member and find out more on our website. Welcome!

https://www.mibfc.org/about

As conditions in ICE detention continue to deteriorate, ICE is trying to open new jails across the country. This week MIBF joined 221 organizations in demanding that the administration halt ICE’s immigration detention expansion efforts, restore free phone access to people in detention, and protect the basic rights of people in the agency’s custody. Read the letter below and sign the petition at the links below:

Petition: bit.ly/BIDENENDDETENTION
Letter: https://www.mibfc.org/fianza-fridays/ebmx6pdgyoh7us4pqqavrq01mu9829

Our merch sale ends tonight! We're almost at 100 items sold! We are very grateful. Can you help us surpass 100+ items?

https://www.bonfire.com/store/midwest-immigration-bond-fund/

Sales go through tomorrow, nows your chance to purchase and support! Thank you for those of you who have purchased so far! With your support we are close to raising enough to reopen our application to post a minimum bond.
https://www.bonfire.com/store/midwest-immigration-bond-fund/

While we celebrate our freedom, many of our Midwest neighbors remain trapped in immigration detention centers across the country. Stand with us to support freedom for all by shopping our summer merch collection now through July 10. Every purchase helps liberate someone from ICE custody.

Purchase Today!: https://www.bonfire.com/store/midwest-immigration-bond-fund/

Design by Kerry Ryffel. Find more of her work on Instagram: .

MIBF has posted the 14th bond of 2024! Our application is unfortunately closed once again after a busy week.

Please consider donating today on our website (mibfc.org) or our merch campaign open through July 10th!
https://www.bonfire.com/store/midwest-immigration-bond-fund/

MIBF has posted the 13th bond of 2024!

Your support continues to help free folks! Thank you. Please consider donating today on our website (mibfc.org) or our merch campaign open through July 10th!

https://www.bonfire.com/store/midwest-immigration-bond-fund/

This World Refugee Day, show that freedom has no borders! Every t-shirt, hat, tote bag, and mug sold helps free someone from ICE custody. Support the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund by grabbing our summer merch now through July 10! https://www.bonfire.com/store/midwest-immigration-bond-fund/

Design by Kerry Ryffel. Find more of her work on Instagram: .

As the number of people in immigrant detention has returned to pre-pandemic levels, MIBF's role has become increasingly vital. This year, MIBF has posted bonds for 12 people, supporting their return to their families and communities. However, it is important to acknowledge that the violence of detention lasts long after immigrants are released. Many people leave detention with significant trauma and few resources to help them reintegrate into their communities and lives. Some of the challenges formerly detained immigrants face include mental health issues and post-traumatic stress disorder, deteriorated physical health, and financial hardship.

While MIBF and other bond funds are essential to support the release of immigrants from ICE detention, we must remember that the abolition of immigrant detention is the only way to end the long-lasting emotional violence and material impacts of the immigration system.

We are currently recruiting for the 2024-2025 MIBF Board of Directors. There is an optional information session on Friday, June 7 at 12PM CDT. Please join us at the below link! https://us05web.zoom.us/j/84653967606?pwd=HLUNI55bqBcYDgvLoWjSut7WF1jlge.1

Applicants need to express interest by June 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM CDT. We are looking for folks interested in the following work:

- Assistant Treasurer
- Grant Writing
- Communications
- Fundraising
- Bond Posting Team

For a full description of the board member roles and for more information please visit our website: https://www.mibfc.org/fianza-fridays/mibf2024

Join The MIBF Board! — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund (MIBF) invites interested individuals to apply to become part of the Fund’s Board of Directors for the coming board term of 2024-2025.

MIBF has posted the 12th bond of 2024!

Your support continues to help free folks! Thank you. Please consider donating today: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

MIBF has helped free the 11th person from the revolving bond fund yesterday!

After posting 5 bonds in the last week, we have had to close our application. Please consider donating today to help reopen the application!

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

This week, we helped free one individual from ICE custody!
This makes TEN people freed from ICE custody so far this year.

Please consider donating today to help keep our application open.

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

Reminder - join us for this event TODAY! 3 PT / 4 MT / 5 CT / 6 ET

Registration is still open! :)

*MIBF FUNDRAISING EVENT* Ticket information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037

Join us for a thought-provoking online conversation with authors Pastor Elle Dowd, (she/they) ("Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist") and Alejandra Oliva (she/her)("Rivermouth")! We will engage in a conversation about the intersection of abolition, immigration, and the Christian faith.

Pastor Elle and Alejandra will do short readings from their books and discuss how people of faith, particularly Christians, can approach immigration issues and specifically the fight for abolition of harmful immigration systems, including ICE detention. The authors will end with some suggestions of ways in which Christian and church congregations can answer the call to be in solidarity with immigrant communities.People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome, but both authors will share pieces from their books that bring in Christian traditions and perspectives.

More information, including purchasing tickets for the event, can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037

This week, we helped free THREE individuals from ICE custody!

This makes NINE people freed from ICE custody so far this year.

Please consider donating today to help more than double this number in 2024.
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

This Sunday! Last few days to purchase your ticket. Please share with your family and friends.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037?aff=oddtdtcreator

*MIBF FUNDRAISING EVENT* Ticket information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037

Join us for a thought-provoking online conversation with authors Pastor Elle Dowd, (she/they) ("Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist") and Alejandra Oliva (she/her)("Rivermouth")! We will engage in a conversation about the intersection of abolition, immigration, and the Christian faith.

Pastor Elle and Alejandra will do short readings from their books and discuss how people of faith, particularly Christians, can approach immigration issues and specifically the fight for abolition of harmful immigration systems, including ICE detention. The authors will end with some suggestions of ways in which Christian and church congregations can answer the call to be in solidarity with immigrant communities.People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome, but both authors will share pieces from their books that bring in Christian traditions and perspectives.

More information, including purchasing tickets for the event, can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037

Immigrant mothers deserve to be with their loved ones - this Mother's Day and every day. Join MIBF in honoring mothers by helping us pay bonds to free them from ICE custody. Please go to mibfc.org or visit the link below to donate.

https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

If you or someone you know needs their immigration bond paid, please fill out the application at tinyurl.com/MWBondFund.

Si usted o alguien que usted conozca necesita ayuda con su fianza de inmigración por favor llene la solicitud en tinyurl.com/MWBondFund.

*MIBF FUNDRAISING EVENT* Ticket information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037

Join us for a thought-provoking online conversation with authors Pastor Elle Dowd, (she/they) ("Baptized in Tear Gas: From White Moderate to Abolitionist") and Alejandra Oliva (she/her)("Rivermouth")! We will engage in a conversation about the intersection of abolition, immigration, and the Christian faith.

Pastor Elle and Alejandra will do short readings from their books and discuss how people of faith, particularly Christians, can approach immigration issues and specifically the fight for abolition of harmful immigration systems, including ICE detention. The authors will end with some suggestions of ways in which Christian and church congregations can answer the call to be in solidarity with immigrant communities.People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome, but both authors will share pieces from their books that bring in Christian traditions and perspectives.

More information, including purchasing tickets for the event, can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-abolition-the-christian-faith-elle-dowd-alejandra-oliva-tickets-891891350037

Today, we joined 199 organizations in a letter to the White House to voice outrage at the 2024 spending bill that President Biden signed, which provides $3.4 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to jail 41,500 immigrants per day. This continued expansion of cruel and unnecessary detention must end.

The letter can be found below and at our website at: https://www.mibfc.org/fianza-fridays/xq1tap89qudlua9c95h6odktapxkc3

Coverage from The Hill can be found: https://thehill.com/latino/4621399-immigrant-detention-advocates-border-biden/

This week, we helped free an individual from ICE custody! This is the SIXTH person this year we have been able to help. We were able to serve as an obligor on this case and get the individual back home to their family.

Please consider donating today: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

This Earth Day, we recognize how interconnected the fight for migrant justice is to environmental justice.

We acknowledge that the climate crisis doesn’t impact everyone equally. Folks in jails, prisons, and detention centers are disproportionately more vulnerable to climate risks that will continue to worsen in the coming years. One of the best ways to combat the impact of these climate risks inside of detention centers is to reduce the amount of folks in detention.

Donate to our revolving bond fund today to help us free more people: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/midwest-immigration-bond-fund

Sources: https://bara.arizona.edu/vulnerability #:~:text=It%20refers%20to%20both%2C%20the,impacts%20of%20specific%20environmental%20events.

https://theintercept.com/series/climate-and-punishment/