Human Rights: programs should be designed to protect our most vulnerable communities
- Work with advocacy organizations to develop a defense fund for undocumented people who have been harmed by individuals or institutions
- Working with advocacy organizations to strengthen defense funds for individuals who have been exploited, abused, and harmed by individuals or institutions
- Working with legislators and AG to prosecute any form of assault based on immigration status, as a hate crime
Resources & Opportunities: reducing barriers to access
- Make RI Promise accessible to all
- Expand access to state-based assistance programs
- Invest in projects that bring community organizations (501c3 and 501c4) together to support documentation filings for residency
If necessary, by Executive Order:
- Restrict ICE ability to detain individuals in state facilities or surrounding property
- Where possible, work with AG to abolish contracts between ICE and private prisons
- Allow for a limited driver's license, if the legislature is unwilling to do what is right
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