'ICE is attempting to silence its critics and block people in immigration detention from connecting with communities on the outside,' says Freedom for Immigrants about the national hotline featured in the final season of the Netflix prison dramedy.
, which released on July 26, tackled the current immigration crisis when the show's fictional private prison ventured into immigration detention centers. The streaming giant'sbrought viewers inside a carefully researched detention center to show how some of the main inmates helped detainees by sharing the number to the hotline. "You gotta be careful, though.
By silencing the hotline, Immigration and Customs Enforcement appears to be bringing that warning to life. "The National Hotline is a crucial resource for people in immigration detention," Cynthia Marlene Galaz, Freedom for Immigrants’ national hotline director, tells. "It is concerning that ICE’s response to criticism is to block avenues of free and safe communication."to ICE asking that the hotline be restored.
Producer Tara Herrmann and stars Guerrero, Vicci Martinez, Emily Tarver, Alysia Reiner, Laura Gómez and Beth Dover are demanding the hotline be restored. A statement from Martinez reads: "We are heartbroken to hear about the shutdown of this hotline. It’s practically impossible to do something as simple as place a phone call without money or without someone on the outside helping you, which is why Freedom for Immigrants’ hotline is so critical.
is now asking for donations to pay for phone calls direct to their free number until the hotline is restored. aimed its spotlight on the plight facing detainees. Unlike in prison, detainees do not have a right to a lawyer for their immigration hearings. They can't make a phone call until money has been added to their account, but many are shipped around the country and detained without family or loved ones knowing their location.
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