Southern Region Solidarity Statement Condemning ICE Raid in Georgia

The Southern Region of the National Lawyers Guild joins immigrant rights, labor, and community groups in Georgia in condemning the violent and unlawful raid at the Hyundai Supplier and LG Energy Solution plant on September 4. This was the largest workplace ICE raid in history, with 475 people kidnapped in a militarized assault on the plant. We extend our love and solidarity to the workers and families impacted by this raid, and all the communities that are under attack across the country.

"The raid last week made it apparent that ICE's only intention is not to make communities safer, it's to target vulnerable workers who make this country run. ICE's reign of terror must come to an end, and ICE must be abolished," said NLG member Samantha Hamilton, an attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta.

As ICE expands its attacks on workers and neighbors, we are expanding our actions to build power across the US South. We commit to deepening our collective efforts to support migrant communities, combat these attacks, and challenge the apparatus of detention centers and militarized law enforcement that make them possible. The National Lawyers Guild rejects the criminalization of migration, mutual aid, and protest. We stand with the millions of people across the country who are organizing against the cruel and unconscionable actions of ICE and the federal government.

Some actions you can take:

• Donate to support families impacted by the Hyundai plant raid
• Volunteer with Migrant Equity Southeast for legal aid, language support, fundraising, or community care and mutual aid
• In Georgia, call Senator Jon Ossoff at (912) 200-9402 and Senator Raphael Warnock at (770) 694-7828 to demand immediate accountability and protection for immigrant communities.

Some organizations you can support:

• Migrant Equity Southeast
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta
• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante
• Sur Legal Collaborative
• The National Immigration Project
• Campaign to Shut Down Folkston ICE Facility