NYC Advocates Demand Release of Student Detained by ICE

Call for Release of Detained Student

• 📣 Immigration advocates and elected officials are demanding the immediate release of Mamadu Dio, a New York City high school student detained by ICE.
• 🗓️ Dio was detained last Monday following a standard immigration hearing after seeking a special immigration status for juveniles.

Background of Mamadu Dio

• 🌍 Mamadu Dio is a 20-year-old young man from West Africa.
• 🏫 He is a student at Brooklyn Frontiers High School, a transfer school for students who are overage and undercredited.
• 👨‍🏫 Teachers describe him as a sweet, kind, and respectful student focused on self-improvement.
• 🏠 City officials note that Dio has no family in the area and relies on friends and the community.

Protest and Demands

• ✊ A crowd gathered outside the Tweet Courthouse to protest the detention, calling it an "abduction" by the administration.
• ⚖️ Advocates are fighting for fair and just treatment for all immigrants and demanding an end to such detentions.
• 🗣️ They emphasize that Dio is doing the right thing by working and trying to better himself, and should not have been taken into custody.
• 💔 Dio was seeking special immigration juvenile status and is reportedly being fast-tracked through the process.
• 📢 Protesters vow to continue their fight for his release and for fair immigration practices.