Organizations Filed Purposes:
FREEDOM FOR IMMIGRANTS IS DEVOTED TO ABOLISHING IMMIGRATION DETENTION, WHILE ENDING THE ISOLATION OF PEOPLE CURRENTLY SUFFERING IN THIS PROFIT-DRIVEN SYSTEM. WE MONITOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES FACED BY IMMIGRANTS DETAINED BY ICE THROUGH A NATIONAL HOTLINE AND NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER DETENTION VISITORS, WHILE ALSO MODELING A COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE TO DETENTION THAT WELCOMES IMMIGRANTS INTO THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THESE WINDOWS INTO THE SYSTEM, WE GATHER DATA AND STORIES TO COMBAT INJUSTICE AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL AND PUSH SYSTEMIC CHANGE.
FFI IS DEVOTED TO ABOLISHING IMMIGRATION DETENTION, WHILE ENDING IMMEDIATE ISOLATION.
COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION (ATD): OUR ATD MODEL WORKS TO SECURE THE FREEDOM OF IMMIGRANTS AND PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE. THIS YEAR, WE SECURED THE FREEDOM OF 153 PEOPLE BY PAYING THEIR IMMIGRATION BOND AND AN ADDITIONAL 21 PEOPLE ON PAROLE. WE LAUNCHED THE FREEDOM100 FUND, THE FIRST IMPACT BOND INVESTMENT FUND IN CALIFORNIA AND LOUISIANA, TWO STATES THAT COMBINED DETAIN OVER HALF OF THE DETENTION POPULATION. WE RECRUITED NEARLY 3,000 HOST VOLUNTEERS AND CONVENED A GROWING NETWORK OF 34 GRASSROOTS GROUPS PROVIDING HOUSING AND SPONSORSHIP TO PEOPLE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE LANGUISH IN DETENTION. WE ALSO OWN AND OPERATE THE ONLY SAFE HOUSE FOR IMMIGRANTS BEING RELEASED FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION IN LOUISIANA. WITH CAREFUL DATA TRACKING, WE ARE PROVING THAT ATDS ARE HUMANE AND LESS COSTLY THAN DETENTION.
MONITORING & INVESTIGATIONS: THIS YEAR, WE LAUNCHED OUR REAL-TIME MAP AIMED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND MEDIA. THIS INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE U.S. IMMIGRATION DETENTION SYSTEM PROVIDES SPECIFIC DATA AND INFORMATION ON EACH DETENTION FACILITY, REAL-TIME REPORTING FROM PEOPLE IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION AND OUR VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS A SUBSECTION DEDICATED TO DOCUMENTING ABUSE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE CONTINUE TO RUN THE NATIONAL IMMIGRATION DETENTION HOTLINE, WHICH WAS FEATURED ON NETFLIX'S ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK AND IS THE NATION'S LARGEST DETENTION HOTLINE, RECEIVING AN AVERAGE OF 4,000 CALLS PER MONTH. THROUGH THE HOTLINE, WE CONNECT IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION TO THEIR FAMILY, RESOURCES, AND ABUSE DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT AT NO COST TO THEM.
NATIONAL VISITATION NETWORK: WE CONVENE A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-LED VISITATION GROUPS OPERATING IN 69 IMMIGRANT PRISONS IN 26 STATES WITH OVER 4,500 VOLUNTEERS. VISITOR VOLUNTEERS END THE IMMEDIATE ISOLATION OF DETAINED PEOPLE, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THE ONLY CONSISTENT FORM OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL, INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT. THROUGH THIS UNIQUE WORK, WE GATHER DATA AND STORIES TO PUSH POLICY CHANGE. BUILDING ON OUR WORK TO PASS THE DIGNITY NOT DETENTION ACT IN CALIFORNIA, WE WORKED WITH ALLIES TO PASS A.B. 32 TO PHASE OUT PRIVATE PRISONS IN CALIFORNIA. BY THE END OF THE FY, WE HAD SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A HOUSE DHS BUDGET BILL TO REDUCE DETENTION LEVELS TO 22,000 BEDS, THE LOWEST SINCE 2006, TO END THE ISOLATION AND ABUSE OF PEOPLE IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION BY BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING VISITATION PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christina Fialho | CO-FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $122,470 |
| Christina Mansfield | CO-FOUNDER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $119,483 |
| Liz Martinez | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lorena Garcia Duran | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jonathan Godbout | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sara Weiss | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Kaufman | VICE CHAIR | 1.25 | $0 |
| Grisel Ruiz | CHAIR | 1.25 | $0 |
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