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Me, Maudin, and Oliver I had just parked my car for a meeting on affordable housing yesterday, when I got a text from leadership at Escucha Mi Voz (EMV). There was an immigrant in our county jail with an ICE detainer--a written request from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement asking a local jail, prison, or state law enforcement agency to hold an individual for up to 48 hours beyond their scheduled release date. On September 14th, this individual had a court order discharging him,...

Group photo from our most recent Coralville Training! Small but mighty! We are fortunate to be in community together. I am reminded of this all the time, and in particular, I am thinking of my friendships with loved ones who work for national progressive legislators or within cutting edge, progressive organizations. The people who have named Trump's administration for the authoritarian regime it is since day one, and are gaining momentum and support across the country. We are part of a...

They say try something new that scares you- Today I attempted to filibuster the Vote on the Jail Bond Language. Why? Because this is not the jail we deserve and is the direct result of an incredibly flawed process and reticence to engage the public. The Sheriff and those supporting the new jail and sheriff's office facility would like you to believe that the proposed jail is going to cost taxpayers $94.5 Million dollars. But what they failed to add was the projected interest on top of that...