'Orange Is the New Black' actor Vicci Martinez joined other cast members and 121 organizations in a effort to 'urge ICE to restore their hotline immediately.”
A toll-free hotline designed to help immigrants in detention centers get legal counsel was shut down by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the number was mentioned in the acclaimed Netflix series"Orange Is The New Black," according to the California-based group that runs it.
Seven producers and actors of the popular Netflix show joined 121 organizations, such as the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center,“We are heartbroken to hear about the shutdown of this hotline," said Vicci Martinez, who plays"Daddy" in"Orange Is The New Black" and one of the actors who signed the letter."We stand with Freedom for Immigrants and urge ICE to restore their hotline immediately.
"By blocking access to Freedom for Immigrants’ hotline, ICE furthers community disenfranchisement and prevents the public from knowing about what happens inside these facilities,” she added.said in a statement
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