Justice for Migrant Families Visitor Training

At Pilgrim St. Luke’s Church, Richmond @W Utica, Buffalo 14222. Immigrant Detention and Volunteer Opportunities training  (snow date of January 30th).  In this training you will learn how to be an effective and ethical volunteer in the immigrant detention system.

You will learn about:

 . the background of immigrant detention in the U.S. and particularly in NYS

. how the immigrant detention system impacts all areas of immigration, from court to asylum claims to going to the grocery story or the doctor

. the Buffalo Federal Detention Center in Batavia, NY

. the procedures and best practices for visiting the detention center

. ways to volunteer for court support, the local phone hotline, letter writing, transportation, housing and organizing for systemic change

PLEASE RSVP/ email to [email protected] if you or people you know would like to come!