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ICE shuts down the immigration hotline featured on 'Orange is the New Black'

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On July 26, Freedom for Immigrants' toll-free hotline was featured on one of the episodes of Orange Is The New Black's final season. Just a week and a half later on August 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shut it down. Almost three weeks after the shut down, calls for the re-opening of the Freedom for Immigrants hotline persist, per NBC News. 

OITNB has been praised for its ability to represent stories that mimic those of real, incarcerated women on-screen. In line with the show's overarching activist narrative, Diane Guerrero's character Maritzia has a true-to-life deportation storyline in the show's final season. With an immigration hearing looming on the horizon, Maritzia calls Freedom for Immigrants' toll-free hotline in search of a pro-bono lawyer. After its hotline was featured on the show, the California-based organization proudly made sure to affirm the hotline's existence.  Read more...

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from Mashable https://mashable.com/article/ice-shutdown-hotline-orange-new-black/
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