Dear Friends, The Ulster Immigrant Defense Network is lending its support to a fundraising effort that is being undertaken on behalf of one of our Ulster County neighbors. Bhavesh “Bobby” Bhatt is a Saugerties business owner facing deportation and final separation from his wife and infant son. He was detained by Immigration officials on January 31 when he appeared at the […]
The Ulster Immigrant Defense Network is hosting a Democratic candidates’ forum on immigration on April 15, 3 – 5pm, at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 3021 Route 213 (off 209) in Stone Ridge, NY. Seven candidates are running for the Democratic nomination for the Congressional seat currently held by Republican John Faso. All were invited […]
Despite marriage to U.S. citizen, deportation looms for local business owner Contribute to the crowdfunding campaign to aid this family here: https://www.gofundme.com/icetookbobby by Jesse J. Smith/March 22, 2018 This article was published by Hudson Valley One on hudsonvalleyone.com. Please click on the following link to visit HV1 and leave your commentaries in support of this […]
Despite some favorable court rulings on DACA recently, DACA recipients are STILL AT RISK and need a permanent legislative solution from Congress. Many of us are understandably confused about what the recent court rulings and upcoming March 5th “deadline” mean for current DACA recipients. For a good explanation, check out this article published on Vox.com. There […]
By Marjorie Leopold I’m a member of the Ulster Immigrant Defense Network. I’ve also been teaching the English language for the past four years to parents and other family members whose children go to public schools in Ulster County, through a largely volunteer program run by Ulster Literacy Association. The motivation and persistence of these […]
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