05/20/2026
STOP REPRODUCTIVE INJUSTICE! STOP ICE!
On May 8, 19-year-old Olivia Andre, who fled with her family from torture and abuse in the Congo, was released from Dilley Immigration center in Texas after six months.
The nursing student from Maine had been separated from her mother and two younger siblings who were released in March. The shackles she was forced to wear for long periods left scars on her wrists and ankles. Mental scars include insomnia, nightmares, depression and PTSD.
Release came after a federal district court ruled that Andre’s continued detention violated her constitutional right to due process.
See all National Mobilization demands and activities at www.ReproJusticeNow.org
Artwork by Emma Schuster
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/day-in-the-life-19-year-old-ice-detention
https://blavity.com/judge-orders-release-of-black-teen-held-in-immigration-detention-for-months Dual panel of hand drawn images in colored pencil. Top banner reads STOP Reproductive Injust ICE. First image is a young girl with long flowing blue hair on her knees. Her head is hung and her hand covers her face. Her ankle is shackled with a chain. Written words read ICE CHAINS GIRLS TO BEDS. Second image of a young pale-skinned girl with long pink hair sleeping soundly in bed with her teddy bear. Written words read WHILE YOUR CHILDREN SLEEP FREE. NMRJ logo in the lower right corner.
