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New Sanctuary Coalition Director Ravi Ragbir Released from Detention

HeadlineJan 30, 2018

A federal judge in New York City ordered the immediate release of immigrant rights leader Ravi Ragbir from detention on Monday, calling his detention “unnecessarily cruel.” Ragbir is the executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition. He’s one of a handful of high-profile immigrant rights activists who have been targeted by the Trump administration. We’ll hear from Ravi Ragbir after headlines, as well as from his wife, Amy Gottlieb, an immigrant rights lawyer who will be attending President Trump’s first State of the Union tonight, along with a handful of other invited immigrant rights leaders, including Houston DREAMer Cesar Espinosa and Washington state anti-detention activist Maru Mora Villalpando.

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