Children and families are being detained in Dilley, Texas and nationwide — they should be home reading books.  Yesterday we joined a national online vigil to end family detention; our organizers read a book in solidarity. Act now: sign the petition via our bio link to shut Dilley down. ✊🏼

Public sidewalks ≠ surveillance zones.  Item 66 could open the door to street‑level kiosks that could track our faces, fingerprints, and movements. Tell City Council to vote NO until privacy protections are added. Check our link in bio for who to contact and how to register to speak ✊🏼

Are you passionate about supporting justice-impacted folx and challenging the current immigration and legal system? We’re looking for a Participatory Defense Organizer to join our team ✊🏽 Apply via our link in bio 🔗 Priority deadline: March 31 Send this to who should be in this role 🙌🏼

The No Side Jobs for ICE Act (AB 1537) is common sense: local law enforcement shouldn’t moonlight for ICE or other agencies abducting our neighbors. Why are some police and sheriff associations OPPOSING this legislation? We need to uncover the truth 🧵

Get those Hips Stirring and help support our mutual aid for immigrant families in our community 💗 📩 Share this with the friends your going to start a living room rave with tonight!  Tune in here ✨ https://www.twitch.tv/daminomusic

DJ Highlight: Damino 🌟 @__damino will be taking over the decks TONIGHT at 8 PM with an eclectic house set that will make you feel all your feels while keeping your body mooooving 🔥 Join us in solidarity tonight and help power our mutual aid fund for immigrant families in ATX & surrounding counties

Tonight we are throwing a DJ livestream from 7–10 PM to raise funds for our mutual aid fund that supports immigrant families across Austin and surrounding counties! Absoluccio kicks off the night at 7 PM, with a house set you wont want to miss! Tune in here!  https://www.twitch.tv/daminomusic

Fuel the resistance ✊🏼 Lace up your boots and meet us on the dance floor March 5th for a benefit concert supporting our mutual aid fund during Amplify Austin 🌟 Grab your tickets through our bio 🔗  Cannot wait to two-step for our community and make it nICE 🤠

On International Day of Peace, we honor the courage it takes to choose peace in a world shaped by violence. For impacted communities peace is not passive. It is protection. It is dignity. It is safety from detention, deportation, surveillance, and incarceration.

Did you know Texas is the state with the largest number of people in jails and prisons combined?? When this is the reality we live in, we must challenge the status quo and demand alternatives for the prison industrial complex ✊🏽

A U.S. citizen child deported. 💔 Five-year-old Génesis Gutiérrez was deported to Honduras with her mother under an order issued before she was born—forced to leave the only home she’s known. Take action: bit.ly/BringGenesisHome bit.ly/BringKarenHome Source: The Guardian #FamiliesBelongTogether

NEW: ICE has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a company that makes “AI agents” to rapidly track down targets. AI Solutions 87 did not respond to a request for comment on how its AI agents work.

📣 CALL TO ACTION : We need 25 people or more to request a public hearing against the new DMW rule before Jan 6th. ⏰ Visit our biolink 🔗 or bit.ly/DMV to see a tool kit with the three most important actions you can take right now to stop or delay this harmful rule.

In these critical times, advocacy matters. As a community, we’re stronger together Support the fight for justice and dignity before December 31. Donate before the end of year via our biolink 🔗

Happy #GivingTuesday!  Consistent threats require consistent support. Become a monthly sustainer today and power our critical long-term advocacy against harmful policies like 287(g), mass surveillance, and other threats to our communities  ✊🏽 🌱 Become a monthly sustainer via our biolink 🔗

"ICE’s fantasy of becoming ‘Amazon Prime for deportations’ exposes the infrastructure behind Trump’s deportation agenda: mass removals powered by Big Tech & data.” Our National Organizer Cinthya adds: “These policies are cruel, reckless & driven by white supremacy & greed, not safety." Read more:

Don’t buy a deal. Fund the difference. 🛑 Redirect your funds to support Grassroots Leadership via our bio 🔗  🔄Donating is not the only way you can help, share this video with your community & let us know in the comments why you are not participating in Black Friday this year ✊🏽

Grassroots Leadership & Texas Advocates for Justice invites you to join us this Wednesday for Participatory Defense & Policy in Action!  Visit bit.ly/TAJOctober or our linktree to register!

🚨 MYTH vs FACT: Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) 🚨 They claim to keep us safe, but the truth is they expand AI mass surveillance, waste taxpayer dollars, and put the most vulnerable at risk.  📝 Sign our petition via our bio-link and join the movement to protect our privacy and safety.

Our hearts are with those affected by the horrible act of violence against our immigrant community. We may not know their names yet, but we know that they may be someone's loved ones, and remembering their humanity is essential.

Our hearts are with those affected by the horrible act of violence against our immigrant community. We may not know their names yet, but we know that they may be someone's loved ones, and remembering their humanity is essential.

ATX Save the Date! We are hosting a benefit concert on September 20! The funds raised at Dancing away Detention we will go towards our Mutual Aid Fund. Make sure to RSVP via our bio link to join us for a fun evening, with a silent auction, live music, food & much more!

Nonprofits bring help and hope when both are needed most. Whether it’s providing a safe place for victims of abuse or compassionate care in times of crisis, nonprofits get it done in American communities. Tell Congress we need nonprofits. Visit NonprofitsGetItDone.org  #NonprofitsGetItDone

We’re building toward a world rooted in care, not punishment; and we’re hiring! Visit grassrootsleadership.org/jobs for more information. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a priority deadline of August 18. Know someone who would be a good fit? Pass this along!

NOSL is tomorrow! 🎉 Bring a snack to share, a blanket/chair, & clean shirts for silk screening 👕 Wear comfy clothes—event is indoor/outdoor. Kid-friendly w/ bounce house! 🎈 Park in highlighted areas; allies please park farthest to keep our folks safe 💛

🚨 Atención comunidad de Austin y Travis 🚨 Sabemos que ICE citó a personas de ISAP el 14 y 15 de junio en San Antonio. Recuerda: tienes derecho a reprogramar tu cita. Prepárate, busca apoyo legal y mándanos un DM si tienes preguntas.

🚫 NO ALPRS — NOT NOW, NOT EVER Austin ended its contract with Flock on June 30, but the fight’s not over. New vendor, same harm. Mass surveillance has no place in Austin. 📢 This petition goes straight to City Council: Tell them NO new contract, NO compromise. 🔗 Sign via our biolink today!

What does safety mean to you? Join us Aug 5 in ATX for Night Out for Safety & Liberation — a gathering to reimagine what safety can look like beyond policing. What to expect: 🍽 Free food 🎨 Art 🧒🏽 Kid activities 📣 Community voices 📍6–8:30PM CT 🔗 RSVP via Linktree 📩 DM to get involved!  See you there!

Andry’s life depends on us holding the Trump administration accountable for what they have done to him. Visit freeandry.org to learn how to help him & the other men unlawfully removed to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act. 🔗https://www.immdef.org/blog/andryasylumcase52925

On May 27, 2025, one day before his court hearing, Immigration Judge Paula Dixon granted DHS’s motion to dismiss asylum proceedings for Andry José Hernández Romero. This dismissal aids the government's attempts to disappear Andry. 🔗https://www.immdef.org/blog/andryasylumcase52925

ALPRs put our communities at risk—data can be leaked, sold, & used to target immigrants. The safest data is data never captured. Act now: sign the petition, call your council member, sign up to testify! Deadline to testify on Thursday is June 4th 12PM. Action links in bio! #NoToALPR

ALPRs erode privacy + increase racial profiling in Austin. They target Black, Brown & immigrant communities + feed data to ICE. We need care, not surveillance. Sign the petition + call your council member by June 5! #NoToALPR #StopSurveillance #ATX #ATXnews #ProtectOurPeople

Austin: ALPRs don’t keep us safe—they harm Black, Brown & immigrant communities. Sign the petition + call your council member before June 5! Info in our slides + bio. Let’s protect our people, not expand surveillance. #NoToALPR #ATXJustice #ProtectAustin

[SIGN THE PETITION] Next Thursday, Austin City Council will vote on whether to renew a dangerous surveillance contract known as Automated License Plate Readers (Item 67). bit.ly/NOatxALPR

SB 8 + Registro de Extranjeros = Vigilancia masiva. Esta ley convertiría a la policía local en agentes de ICE, desviando recursos y criminalizando comunidades. No es solo un tema migratorio — es una crisis de libertades. Firma la petición: enlace en bio. #NoSB8 #AltoHB5580

Texas lawmakers are pushing SB 8/HB 5580 to turn local cops into ICE and ramp up racial profiling. This is a civil rights crisis. We must act now. Sign the petition by Fri, May 25 to stop this dangerous bill. Link in bio. #NoToSB8 #StopHB5580 #PeoplePowerTX #MassSurveillance

An Austin family was deported—including 2 U.S. citizen kids. Denisse’s story reflects a growing trend of family separation. Stay informed, avoid law enforcement when possible, and protect each other. 🔗 Full statement + resources in bio.