MIBF News
“Detained Immigrants Seeking Release on Bond Have Widely Different Outcomes – Overall Bond Grant Rates Have Dropped”
"The latest case-by-case Immigration Court records show that detained immigrants seeking release on bond have widely differing outcomes depending upon where they are being held." - via Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Click to read their full report here.
MIBF Statement to ICE re: CeBONDS
Read the comment we submitted to ICE re: CeBONDS here.
Ending All Forms of Collaboration with Texas on Operation Lone Star
The federal government has a clear responsibility to not only cease collaboration with Texas officials on Operation Lone Star but also to push back on this unthinkable cruelty. Read our letter here!
TWO more people FREED!
Our amazing bond team posted TWO bonds this morning. Love to see this! As always, thank you for your continued support in MIBF and to our team for working on this to ensure TWO more individuals are FREED today.
End Deportations to Mauritania
MIBF along with 100+ other partners have signed onto the UndocuBlack Network’s letter demanding a stop to deportations to Mauritania.
Together We Are Stronger
A year ago this week, we obtained our 501(c)3 status! We are proud to be part of the National Bail Fund Network who continues to support us and to Minnesota Freedom Fund NorCal Resist Prairielands Freedom Fund who helped post bonds for us until we obtained our 501(c)3 status.
One More Person FREED
MIBF was able to post our 13th bond this week to free another person from ICE!
Urging President Biden to drop his appeal and END THE ASYLUM BAN immediately.
Last week, we joined over 200 organizations to urge President Biden to drop his appeal and end the asylum ban immediately.
Freedom?
As the United States celebrates "freedom" on July 4, MIBF calls on us all to contemplate what freedom means and for who. We will continue working towards a society in which the concept of freedom is achieved in its fullest and truest sense, rather than as merely a symbolic and historic idea.
More than 100 Organizations Urge a Centralized Process for a Chance to Come Home
Check out this letter from over 100 NGOs supporting the ask for a Chance to Come Home for deported people seeking to reunite with their loved ones in the U.S.
Juneteenth
Immigrant Justice is Racial Justice. In honor of #Juneteenth, MIBF urges everyone to learn from, support, and take action with Black-led organizations that center & fight for Black love, freedom, and liberation, every day. #ImmigrationIsABlackIssue #BlackImmigrantLivesMatter #DefendBlackMigrants #FreeThemAll
Still Time To Order Merch!
There is still time to get your summer merch and support MIBF today!
Join the MIBF Board!
Join the MIBF board today! More info inside.
Summer Merch Sale
Start off this summer by reuniting our Midwest neighbors detained in ICE custody with their loved ones. Purchase your @MidwestBondFund x @Nerdybrownkid merch today!
2023 Advocacy Award: Hannah Cartwright!
We are very proud of MIBF founding member & Treasurer, Hannah Cartwright for being awarded the 2023 Advocacy Award for her outstanding support to her community from the American Immigration Lawyers Association!
Statement condemning the arrest & prosecution of The Atlanta Solidarity Fund
Statement condemning the arrest & prosecution of The Atlanta Solidarity Fund.
Pride.
Pride month is about protecting and celebrating queer lives daily, justice, and collective liberation. Consider becoming a monthly donor for MIBF through the link below. Your donations will help MIBF get immigrants out of ICE detention. #FreeThemAll #AbolishDetention #CommunitiesNotCages
The Inaccessibility of CeBONDS and the Importance of Preserving the Option to Pay Immigration Bonds in Person
We joined over 50 organizations in a letter transmitted this afternoon to ICE concerning its anticipated pivot to exclusive use of CeBONDs (an online/electronic system for posting immigration bonds that ICE has stated is intended to replace/eliminate the option of posting immigration bonds in person) on June 1, 2023.
#RevolvingFund
Excited to announce we received our 1st bond payment back! This enables us to reopen our app that. This is what a #revolvingfund and #mutualaid looks like!
Mother’s Day Is For Families
Mother's day is for families. Join us in helping reunite them by donating to bail someone out of immigration detention in the Midwest!