Shout out to @workerscircle.bsky.social for their vital work against the cruelty of ICE's detention centers. There is much more to do, and we will not stop fighting until we stop the cruelty of the MAGA deportation machine.

Mazel tov to Greisa Martinez Rosas! 🙌 Thank you for fighting every day and doing such important work. This recognition is well deserved.

“Every time we show up in the streets matters as we move through the wilderness to become the country of our aspirations.” As Jews, we will never stop our fight against ICE cruelty. Read a new op-ed from Bend the Arc's @jamieberan.bsky.social and Rabbi Jill Jacobs of @truahrabbis.bsky.social.

Promises made. Promised kept. A clip of from our Riverdale chapter leader, Madeline, conveying then candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's promise to boost hate crime prevention funding by 800%. Thank you @mayor.nyc.gov for including this in the budget.

“The Torah tells us to welcome the stranger and to accompany the stranger. Making the world a welcoming and valuable place is very integral to our Jewish values.” — Madeline Ritter, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Riverdale chapter From last week's Jews Demand: ICE OUT! action last week in the Bronx:

WATCH 📺 Why do Jews demand: ICE OUT? Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke at the mass mobilization in New York last week, led by Bend the Arc and @truahrabbis.bsky.social, about why our Jewish history and values lead us to take a moral stand against ICE’s cruelty.

“The Torah tells us to welcome the stranger and to accompany the stranger. Making the world a welcoming and valuable place is very integral to our Jewish values.” — Madeline Ritter, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Riverdale chapter From last week's Jews Demand: ICE OUT! action last week in the Bronx:

"You ain’t seen shit yet,” Homan said. “Mass deportations are coming.” This is why we are staying vigilant in our opposition to the regime's dangerous anti-immigrant agenda, which threatens ALL of us — including Jews. And why we demand not ONE more dollar toward this violent cruelty.

We were proud to join @truahrabbis.bsky.social and @bendthearc.bsky.social for the #JewsDemandICEOut action last week. This Sunday, May 10, 4–5 pm ET, join @workerscircle.bsky.social for a vigil outside “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida. Sign up here: www.circle.org/events/allig...

WATCH 📺 Why do Jews demand: ICE OUT? Bend the Arc CEO @jamieberan.bsky.social spoke at the mass mobilization in New York last week, led by Bend the Arc and @truahrabbis.bsky.social, about why our Jewish history and values lead us to take a moral stand against ICE’s cruelty.

Demonstrators gathered at Citizens Bank in Great Neck to urge the bank to cut ties with private prison companies, as part of a coordinated national day of action organized by @bendthearc.bsky.social and @truahrabbis.bsky.social.

Right before sunset and the start of Shabbat on Friday evening, the Fifth Circuit released a ruling in a case that could have a severe impact on abortion access. After taking our moment to rest over Shabbat, we're back online and here's what we have to say:

10 rabbis (and two pastors) were arrested after blocking traffic in front of ICE offices yesterday. This powerful protest capped a mass mobilization of over 200 Jews in New York — part of the national Jews Demand: ICE OUT! Day of Action, led by @truahrabbis.bsky.social and Bend the Arc. See more ➡️

“...different parts of the community, different denominations, folks who have, I would say, differences in other political views but are able to really be together here today.” —@jamieberan.bsky.social, our CEO, on participation in yesterday's Jews Demand: ICE OUT Day of Action

17 cities 📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍 70+ Jewish organizations and congregations. Hundreds of Jews demanding in one voice: ICE OUT! 🧵

Read our Shabbat reflection on this week's devastating SCOTUS ruling, which reaffirms that our opponents are afraid of our power — and recommits us to the fight.

A Shabbat Reflection: The Supreme Court is Afraid of our Votes In the Mishnah, Pirkei Avot reminds us to “not only look at the vessel, but what’s inside it.” 🧵

17 cities 📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍📍 70+ Jewish organizations and congregations. Hundreds of Jews demanding in one voice: ICE OUT! 🧵

Love to see these rabbis & pastors standing up against ICE cruelty during yesterday's #JewsDemandIceOut in NYC. Kol hakavod also 👏 to all those who participated in these actions sponsored by @truahrabbis.bsky.social & @bendthearc.bsky.social across the country!

On Erev May Day in NYC, a minyan of courageous rabbis--and two pastors--got arrested in front of 26 Federal Plaza, the site of tremendous ICE cruelty and harm against our neighbors. These rabbis, along with over 200 Jewish New Yorkers, showed up and lived their Jewish values, demanding ICE Out!

This is beautiful and worth saving. By @bendthearc.bsky.social "DO say: “Antisemitism is part of the machinery of division and fear” and use the machinery metaphor to explain a complete story with human actors, their motivations, and their actions..." dismantlingantisemitism.org/wp-content/u...

Kol ha'kavod to our partners @bendthearc.bsky.social and @truahrabbis.bsky.social for bearing moral witness and defending our democracy. #ICEOUT

“...different parts of the community, different denominations, folks who have, I would say, differences in other political views but are able to really be together here today.” —@jamieberan.bsky.social, our CEO, on participation in yesterday's Jews Demand: ICE OUT Day of Action

10 rabbis (and two pastors) were arrested after blocking traffic in front of ICE offices yesterday. This powerful protest capped a mass mobilization of over 200 Jews in New York — part of the national Jews Demand: ICE OUT! Day of Action, led by @truahrabbis.bsky.social and Bend the Arc. See more ➡️

. @jalsaboston.bsky.social was proud to work with @truahrabbis.bsky.social , @bendthearc.bsky.social , and many others to take part in Jews Demand ICE OUT! Day of Action today. The rain didn't stop us from gathering at actions across Greater Boston. #mapoli #bospoli #JewsAgainstICE

Jews Demand: ICE Out protest today in NYC. @bendthearc.bsky.social

RIGHT NOW! Over 100 Jews are gathered in NYC to demand ICE Out! We’re anchoring a day of action taking place in 17 cities around the country and co sponsored by over 70 Jewish organizations. Jews Demand: ICE Out!

Today, we are showing up around the country to say... ⚠️ JEWS DEMAND: ICE OUT! Find an action near you below, and follow us for more. @truahrabbis.bsky.social

"Fighting antisemitism," clumsily (and offensively) defined in these measures, must not be used as a smokescreen to attack immigrants and our freedom to dissent. And you know who else would be disqualified for green cards based on these guidelines? Many, many American Jews!

"Fighting antisemitism," clumsily (and offensively) defined in these measures, must not be used as a smokescreen to attack immigrants and our freedom to dissent. And you know who else would be disqualified for green cards based on these guidelines? Many, many American Jews!

On 4/30, people across the country will come together to say: ICE must stop tearing apart our neighbors’ families. We’re proud to stand with @bendthearc.bsky.social + @truahrabbis.bsky.social for #JewsDemandICEOut Join us: truah.org/events/jews-...

Coming this THURSDAY, all across the country. Check to see if there's a demonstration near you - or create one! #JewsDemandIceOut

NEW: Bend the Arc: Jewish Action welcomes @mayor.nyc.gov Mandani’s veto of bill to restrict free speech near schools Read our statement on Intro 175-B, which endangers communities it claims to protect, risks fueling antisemitism, and weakens the democracy we need to fight Trump’s authoritarianism.

Jews are safest when democracy is strongest. Democracy is strongest when civil liberties or protected. Free speech is a critical civil liberty. Free speech = Jewish safety

Another shameful scare tactic and distraction. Trump's goal isn't national security. It's to target and deport opponents and activists, sow fear to garner political support, and scapegoat immigrants to dismantle our democracy. We won't let him.

Groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter.org) make this nation safer for American Jews and all Americans — which is why the Trump regime’s DOJ is targeting them. 🧵

Groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter.org) make this nation safer for American Jews and all Americans — which is why the Trump regime’s DOJ is targeting them. 🧵

More and more American Jews are signing our petition to release Salah Sarsour after his abduction. Add you name!

More and more American Jews are signing our petition to release Salah Sarsour after his abduction. Add you name!

The SAVE Act – which would require documents like a passport or birth certificate to #RegisterToVote –has failed in the Senate. “The ability to vote must be defended every day, and the SPLC will continue to be there.” — Laura Williamson, SPLC Senior Policy Advisor. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3QzWhfr

Due process isn't negotiable. Human dignity isn't optional. ICE warehouse detention violates both. April 25 we defend our communities against this authoritarian overreach. #StopICEWarehouses #CommunitiesNotCages

Jews around the country will gather April 30 to demand ICE OUT, anchored by a mass action in NYC. Join Bend the Arc & @truahrabbis.bsky.social around the country to show the world that Jews reject ICE’s cruelty and violence. Find an action near you, host one, or cosponsor below! #JewsDemandICEOut

Mazel tov to Rep.-elect Analilia Mejía, a life-long progressive organizer who led with her values — and won!

IT'S OFFICIAL: The House has passed our extension of TPS for Haiti. This win wouldn't be possible without the strength & organizing of our movement to defend our Haitian neighbors. To those in the #MA7 & beyond, this is for you. The Senate must pick this up without delay.

Jews around the country will gather April 30 to demand ICE OUT, anchored by a mass action in NYC. Join Bend the Arc & @truahrabbis.bsky.social around the country to show the world that Jews reject ICE’s cruelty and violence. Find an action near you, host one, or cosponsor below! #JewsDemandICEOut

We’ve long known that to fight antisemitism, we must address it together with all forms of bigotry. This study confirms that antisemitism doesn't live in isolation. We commit to dismantling antisemitism alongside all machineries of fear and division. h/t @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social

Today is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. "Never Again" is not a slogan. It is a call to action. A demand that we prevent not just the violence of the Holocaust, but the steps that created an environment where that violence was possible.

Twelve days after his premature daughter was born, Juan Chavez Velasco was detained by ICE while trying to bring her milk. Juan has called this country home nearly his entire life, but DACA delays left him vulnerable. 📲 Text HOME IS HERE to 787-57 to demand permanent protections. #HomeisHere #DACA

“This is not strength. This is not safety. This is a call for genocide.”

Salah Sarsour is being detained and denied due process under the false guise of Jewish safety, and as Jews, we won’t stand for it. We won't let Trump use Jewish fear to move his authoritarian agenda. We won't let him use antisemitism as a smokescreen to dismantle our democracy. Take action now: