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Beaten for who he is. Detained for where he is.

April 17, 2026/by Debi

Kudos to friends: 150 Protest ICE Detention at Orange County Jail

April 15, 2026/by Debi

Ulster Democrats push policy protecting immigrants

April 7, 2026/by Debi

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April 17, 2026/by Debi

Beaten for who he is. Detained for where he is.

April 15, 2026/by Debi

Kudos to friends: 150 Protest ICE Detention at Orange County Jail

April 7, 2026/by Debi

Ulster Democrats push policy protecting immigrants

Masked federal agents wait outside an immigration courtroom, July 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

AP Photo/Olga Fedorova

April 1, 2026/by Debi

Ulster exec proposes anti-mask law for police & federal agents

Encounter with ICE in Hudson, NY, March 2026.

March 11, 2026/by Debi

Video: community members model SALUTE response to ICE

March 10, 2026/by Debi

Rep. Pat Ryan on new pick to head Homeland Security

February 25, 2026/by Debi

ICE “should not be masked”

February 18, 2026/by Debi

ICE says its claim to have purchased HV warehouse was a “mistake”

February 13, 2026/by Debi

ICE says it has purchased Chester site for detentions

February 13, 2026/by Debi

ICE quietly opened New Windsor office last fall

February 9, 2026/by immigrantdefense

UPDATE: ICE funding deadlines

January 29, 2026/by Debi

Pledge to Protect

Photos: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul; Virrage Images | Illustration: New York Focus

January 22, 2026/by Debi

In State of the State, Hochul Stays Mum on NY4All

Hans Pennink/AP

January 22, 2026/by Debi

Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Endorses NY4All

January 8, 2026/by Patty

UIDN on ICE Killing in Minneapolis

Tony Adamis. Times Union

January 8, 2026/by Debi

Lives Well Lived: The priest who made ‘good trouble’

December 24, 2025/by Debi

Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit against New York’s ‘Green Light Law’

December 16, 2025/by immigrantdefense

UIDN receives Ulster County Human Rights Award

December 9, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Restore citizenship ceremony!

December 4, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Dec. 7, Party with a Purpose

December 4, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Fr. Frank: funeral & obituary

November 26, 2025/by immigrantdefense

English is Key: Another GT Story

November 19, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Kids’ winter coat drive

November 19, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Alex’s story: Giving Tuesday

Brightly colored mural of a tree with branches as support, community, love, and unity. The tree roots are held by hands.

Mural by Zarai Zaragoza @zzword_art

November 9, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Coming soon: Giving Tuesday, Dec. 2

October 17, 2025/by immigrantdefense

An Administration Unbound

Jen Metzger, Ulster County executive

October 17, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Jen Metzger: Pro-immigrant Sentiment into Action

Drawing from Sept 2025 benefit concert

September 26, 2025/by immigrantdefense

“Live drawing” could be yours

Victor Cueva, UIDN executive director

September 22, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Victor Cueva: new UIDN executive director

Photo of Father Frank Alagna speaking (with microphone) at a rally in support of Dreamers.

September 15, 2025/by Debi

Father Frank: May the work continue

Columbia County Sanctuary Movement

August 22, 2025/by Debi

Father Frank: If you have a conscience. It’s time to use it.

August 20, 2025/by Debi

Estamos Contigo: Friends & Neighbors Concert

August 7, 2025/by Debi

Through August 29: UIDN’s annual school supply collection

July 15, 2025/by Debi

Registration open, Kingston schools

Announcement, John Rossett Memorial Service

July 10, 2025/by Debi

In memoriam: John Rosett

Spanish language flyer for July 26 bilingual play group.

Family of Woodstock

July 3, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Bilingual family support & play group, Sat., July 26

Photo of a kid with soccer ball surrounded by flowering trees.

Yasmin Rodriguez, CPW

June 13, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Photo exhibit June 14-July 6: Sanctuary City

Americans for Immigrant Justice

June 12, 2025/by immigrantdefense

UIDN Volunteer Attorneys Fight to Protect the Rule of Law

Photo of Father Frank Alagna speaking (with microphone) at a rally in support of Dreamers.

June 10, 2025/by immigrantdefense

A Letter to Priests of the Episcopal Diocese of New York

Photo of UIDN volunteer, Kathryn Brignac

June 9, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Volunteer Profile: Kathryn Brignac

The logos of UIDN and the Ulster Literacy Association.

June 9, 2025/by immigrantdefense

A Partnership Made in Heaven

Mother and child on an open road, photographed from behind.

American Immigration Council/Immigration Impact

June 9, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Immigrants Navigating a World of Uncertainty

Photo of Father Frank Alagna speaking (with microphone) at a rally in support of Dreamers.

May 29, 2025/by Debi

The greatest commandment & the sin of mass deportation

Dream car designed by student (Admiral Car Insurance), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

May 27, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Used cars needed

Scene from May Day 2025 rally in Poughkeepsie.

Hudson Valley Strong

May 6, 2025/by Debi

Caring for ‘strangers’ among us, Father Frank Alagna

Volunteers planting a cross on the U.S.-Mexico border memorializing migrants who died.

April 26, 2025/by immigrantdefense

Crossing, Paula Allen

Photo of Father Frank Alagna speaking (with microphone) at a rally in support of Dreamers.

April 24, 2025/by Debi

The way of the cross or the way of empire?

March 31, 2025/by Debi

Know Your Rights, Every Tuesday in Kingston

March 24, 2025/by Debi

Know Your Rights Efforts Move into High Gear

Logos representing members, Ulster Immigrant Support Coalition

March 24, 2025/by Debi

Local Immigrant Support Efforts Surge

March 12, 2025/by Debi

Conozca sus derechos

February 1, 2025/by Debi

Have an ICE plan – start now!

January 28, 2025/by Debi

Deportations to Columbia, some background

Drawing from the video, "In Our Communities, In Our Streets."

wehaverights.us

January 27, 2025/by Debi

Know Your Rights

Father & daughter, Texas, ICE jail for immigrants

Getty Images, 2016

January 10, 2025/by Debi

A Mass Deportation Policy: What’s Ahead Under Trump?

January 10, 2025/by Debi

Our 2025 Plan So Far

Cover of the book, Global Grace Cafe

January 10, 2025/by Debi

Pastor Liz Estes Joins UIDN

December 9, 2024/by Ike Shaw

Bilingual helpline volunteers needed / Se necesitan voluntarios bilingües

November 26, 2024/by Debi

We are not doing this alone

July 20, 2024/by Debi

Help for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens

April 28, 2024/by Debi

Remembering Tom Cathcart

Three panelists at a workshop on asylum held in March 2024 by UIDN.

March 20, 2024/by Debi

Where Are We Now?

Photo of Deborah in her garden.

March 18, 2024/by Debi

Volunteer Spotlight: Deborah Franklin-Feingold

Photo of Father Frank Alagna speaking (with microphone) at a rally in support of Dreamers.

March 18, 2024/by Debi

Father Frank calls for compassion

Dave Loewenstein, JustSeeds

November 28, 2023/by Debi

Sermon of Gratitude

Book cover: 4000 Essential English Words, Part 1

November 28, 2023/by Debi

Facilitating a Seamless Transition

July 6, 2023/by Debi

Connecting with Immigrant Students

July 6, 2023/by Debi

Getting to Know Your Guatemalan Neighbors

Photo of Father Frank byDion Ogust, HudsonValley1

May 19, 2023/by Debi

HV1 Features Immigrants

Berit from Redhill/Surrey, UK, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

February 23, 2023/by immigrantdefense

Mourning Jone Miller

February 21, 2023/by immigrantdefense

New York Needs an Unemployment Bridge

May 20, 2022/by immigrantdefense

We can lament or we can step up and make a difference

March 18, 2022/by immigrantdefense

Help with U.S. taxes

January 2, 2022/by immigrantdefense

Meet UIDN’s first staffer

August 8, 2021/by Debi

DACA Update, August 2021

Demo in support of a fund for excluded workers.

June 1, 2021/by immigrantdefense

Excluded Workers Fund — FAQ

April 8, 2021/by immigrantdefense

A Word from an Intern

Ulster County Sheriiff Juan Figueroa

January 6, 2021/by immigrantdefense

Ulster County & Evictions

December 22, 2020/by Debi

DACA’s Back

November 2, 2020/by immigrantdefense

ICE’s New Expedited Removal Policy

August 6, 2020/by Debi

Say No to Evictions

April 2, 2020/by immigrantdefense

Protesting Injustice while Social Distancing, April 2020

First coronavirus food distribution

March 21, 2020/by immigrantdefense

Invitation to Acts of Kindness, March 2020

March 7, 2020/by Debi

The Census — important for all! March 2020

January 23, 2020/by Debi

Snatched: A UIDN Forum on the Protecting Our Courts Act, January 2020

January 10, 2020/by Debi

Smiles say it all at after school program, January 2020

December 30, 2019/by immigrantdefense

New Year Message from Father Frank Alagna

December 14, 2019/by Debi

How & where to get a municipal ID card

New Paltz, Nov. 2019

November 22, 2019/by Debi

Our Community Together: An Evening of Connection, Nov. 2019

November 14, 2019/by Debi

Mental Health Pros Aim to Serve Immigrants, Nov. 2019

September 17, 2019/by Debi

Back-to-school night for activists & educators, Sept. 2019

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