Austin Sanctuary Network

Multi-faith coalition in the immigrant rights struggle, seeking justice and dignity for all of our community members

[Austin Statesman @statesman]

New Texas immigration law sparks early action, concern in Austin area https://t.co/TqV6L0VQtI

[Texas Observer @TexasObserver]

Our top story: ICE staged a massive, heavily-armed multi-agency raid on a Texas birthday party. Attendees deny that any gang members were present at the rented Airbnb.
https://t.co/ReS5wgsBtb

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Some good news - the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked Senate Bill 4:
https://t.co/h383jaqmwj

[KUT Austin @KUT]

Hays County officials gathered to demand answers about an immigration raid in April. Officials said they haven’t received clear communication about the over 40 people who were taken, why and where they are now. https://t.co/2yCKvMx4Bc

[KVUE News @KVUE]

'The kidnapping of our community members' | Hays County community demands answers 3 months after nearly 50 people detained in ICE raid https://t.co/PctLErRYGS

[KVUE News @KVUE]

A number of religious organizations have expressed support for legal action being taken against an ICE policy that allows agents into "sensitive" areas. https://t.co/JamRU26Ab6

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Proud to be part of this effort & won’t stop til FULL implementation of CAFA to ensure ALL have access to their constitutional right.

This takes on heightened urgency as the immigrant community prepares to protect and defend each other under the hostile incoming administration

[KUT Austin @KUT]

After pressure from activists, Travis County is starting to offer lawyers to people who are arrested.
https://t.co/OnWz35mRTk

[KUT Austin @KUT]

After pressure from activists, Travis County is starting to offer lawyers to people who are arrested.
https://t.co/OnWz35mRTk

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Over a month since we gathered w/ other advocates for a press conference urging County Commissioners Court & Travis County sheriff to implement counsel at first appearance aka CAFA for all people arrested and detained in the Travis County Jail. We are STILL waiting for an update

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Please Sign & Share! Uphold the Right to Counsel at First Appearance in Travis County Jail. Whether it’s for free speech or being targeted by racial profiling, when people are arrested here they don't receive counsel @ their first hearing https://t.co/QdE53qxoIt via @Change

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Counsel at first appearance is constitutional right. Travis County should honor it. | Opinion https://t.co/o6qf2n6l74 via @statesman

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

"A letter sent to Travis County leaders signed by [ASN &] 3 dozen justice advocacy organizations describes the county’s current lack of CAFA as a “crisis that warrants immediate action.” The letter & our testimony at Commissioners Court have spurred action:https://t.co/qwJwqC53LE

[Austin Chronicle @AustinChronicle]

Travis County aims to allow defenders at bail hearings even after the defunct program's two-year battle. https://t.co/clxLsEIMwf

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Ante la posibilidad de que SB4 termine siendo enforzada en Texas personas que abogan por los inmigrantes en el condado Travis destacan la necesidad por un programa legal que no ha sido implementado del todo en el área de Austin🤔 https://t.co/mwREFxvDbB
gracias @CarolinaCruzTX

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

3/21 testimony @ Travis Co. Commissioners Court - to counteract impacts of anti-immigrant legislation like SB4 & overall effects of mass incarceration, we must reduce unnecessary & potentially unconstitutional pre-trial detention of people who should have been released

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

On 3/21, members of ASN testified to Travis County Commissioners about the right to Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA), pressing for action instead of excuses & delays that have prevented our community from having access to this crucial right.

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Our community testified @ Travis County Commissioners Court, pressing for answers about why our right to Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) has been allowed to be withheld by Sheriff Sally Hernandez, especially while we faces the potential of SB4 w/o the legal defense

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

Testimony from a community member on Thursday 3/21 at the Travis County Commissioners Court, highlighting the interconnectedness of the impact of SB4 and the impact of not having access to Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA)

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

This is what fascism sounds like:

[Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) tells Dana Loesch the "only thing we're not doing is shooting people" crossing the border because "the Biden Administration would charge us with murder."

[Austin Sanctuary Network @SanctuaryAustin]

No more Trump-era fines + 3 more years free from the threat of deportation! We celebrate w/ Hilda and the other sanctuary leaders Vicky Yulissa Chávez-Fino, Edith Espinal Moreno and María Chavalán Sut https://t.co/yj1WfvEyRD