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Free Bangally Teach-in and Rally

November 29, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Bangally Fatty, a University of Washington student and parent of an infant, is being held at the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, the largest detention center for immigrants on the West Coast, since September. He is fighting his deportation.

Join us at the NWDC on the morning of Wednesday, November 29th, to demand Banaglly’s release and to learn about the detention center and the 1500 other immigrants imprisoned there. A rally and teach-in by UW faculty and community members will coincide with Bangally’s bond hearing (happening at 10:30 am that morning), when a judge will decide on his request for release. Please join us and show your support! Carpool info below.

Accessibility info:
Please contribute to this spreadsheet if you can offer people rides, or if you need a ride yourself: http://tiny.cc/FreeBangallyCarpool. The rally and teach-in will take place on the sidewalks outside the NWDC; dress warmly. The NWDC is located in the Tacoma Tide Flats, an industrial area. Free parking is available along the streets surrounding the detention center.

More info about Bangally’s case, from the petition for his release:
https://goo.gl/forms/9pj6kgYT6AQ0yZfv2
Bangally Fatty is an International Studies major in the Jackson School at the University of Washington. Though enrolled for Fall quarter, he has missed every class so far. On the morning of September 18th, immigration authorities detained him, separating him from his U.S. citizen wife and newborn daughter, intending to deport him. Since then, he languishes at the NWDC, separated from his family and studies, even though as a victim of labor trafficking, he is eligible to apply for a “T visa.” The UW Immigration Clinic worked with Bangally to file his T visa application with immigration authorities, but the decision on the application will take months. In the meantime, Bangally should be released from detention so that he can continue his studies and parent his infant daughter while waiting for a decision on his case. Please join us in standing up for Bangally.

Details

Date:
November 29, 2017
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/127912874557131/

Venue

Northwest Detention Center
1623 E J St
Tacoma, WA 98421 United States
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