A toll-free hotline that helps immigrants in detention centers obtain legal counsel was featured on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ and now the number’s operators claim ICE has shut it down
actors — including Diane Guerrero and Laura Gómez, who play Maritza and Blanca — and one series producer signed alast week expressing their frustration. They signed alongside 121 other organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
“The line’s termination undermines trust and accountability of government institutions, dissuades public service by community organizations and further isolates vulnerable detained individuals,” the letter read. “We demand that Freedom for Immigrants’ hotline be restored to its original reach so that the organization can continue offering a free and confidential resource to detained individuals across the country.
The official did not directly reference the Freedom for Immigration hotline but added that pro-bono organizations “may be removed from the platform” if found to be violating ICE telephone rules. The agency continued: “However, removal from this platform in no way limits the ability of an ICE detainee to phone such an organization directly should the detainee wish to do so.”
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