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“My name is Reverend Michael Ellick and I'm the senior minister at First Congregational Church in Portland, Oregon. Ravi’s my dear friend - I married Ravi and his wife, and beyond that - Ravi is somebody who stands up for so many people in this country who can't stand up for themselves. Ravi just been a tireless worker on behalf of all those people. And personally I'm a Christian minister - the number one commandment repeated in our scriptures is to welcome the stranger in your midst. So on a humanitarian level, we are all interconnected.” Rev. Michael Ellick, First Congregational Church in Portland, OR. #ravigram #istandwithravi #youcantdeportamovement #newsanctuarycity #raviragbir
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“My name is Angela Fernandez and I'm the executive director and supervising attorney for the Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights. I stand with Ravi - our community stands with Ravi - and we stand with everyone else was suffering just as Ravi is right now because we know how far too long immigration laws do not align with what people want in this country. The laws are incredibly unjust, they're incredibly punishing, and we are seeing it now multiple times a day everywhere across the country. And so we are doing this today, standing with Ravi and standing with others like Ravi because this has to stop. If people really truly understood how immigration laws work in this country everyone would be up in arms.” – Angela Fernandez, Executive Director, NMCIR #istandwithravi #ravigrams
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"There's a great scripture in the book of Isaiah. It says a bruised reed, God will not break, and a flickering light, God will not put out. We are bruised reeds today. We have been together so many times wanting ICE to do the right thing. Instead, they have scorned the face of almighty God, and scorned on our faces…I'm below that place in your belly where you find strength, and I feel very strong there. So though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.” – Rev. Donna Schaper at the January 15, 2018 MLK Day Event, Judson Memorial Church. #istandwithravi #ravigrams #newsanctuarycity
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Even if immigrants aren’t detained, they are often living in conditions that put them at higher risk of contracting the virus, says Ravi Ragbir, New Sanctuary Coalition’s director.

“Many of them are living in cramped spaces,” he said. “Many are living multiple families in one apartment or one unit. Plus, everyone has to find a way to work. Living paycheck to paycheck means that tomorrow they don’t have money for food, for any of their bills.”