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Your privacy is important to us. Please wait 30-60 seconds for our encrypted volunteer form to load. Please complete this volunteer form if you are interested in volunteering with Concerned Residents of Greater Binghamton and the Humans of Ice Project.

Volunteering to Conduct ICE Interviews. When we bring volunteers to visit ICE Detainees at the BC jail, we have no idea what their country of origin is, what language they speak, or what level of English they have. We train volunteers to communicate with people who speak a different language, to ask caring questions, and how to conduct interviews in a way that prioritizes the humanity of the person who is detained. We try to bring in translators when needed. If you are interested in volunteering to conduct ICE detainee interviews (or assist with translation!), please complete this volunteer form (please give it a few moments load- your privacy is important to us and the form is encrypted).

There an urgent need for Immigration Lawyers in Broome County. There are currently no practicing immigration lawyers in Broome County. If you are licensed to practice law, and if any of these narratives speak to you, please contact us at humansofice(at)proton.me. Many of the ICE detainees we interview have chosen to self-deport because they have no visitors, no legal representation, and no hope. We are hoping to open these lines of communication and connect the Humans of ICE with pro-bono and low-bono legal representation.

There is also a need for artists. We are putting a call out to artists to illustrate the narratives shared by the detainees, who have granted us permission to share their stories on social media. Jail visitors are not allowed to bring a paper or pencil into the visitation room, nor are we able to photograph or bring in any electronic devices, so we would like to compensate illustrators to read the narratives and present their best illustration/image to portray this person’s story. We would like to prioritze artists of BIPOC and immigrant backgrounds when possible. This is the starting point for a longer-working relationship with a group of artists interested in arts in activism. We are trying to cultivate a collective of artists to continue illustrating these narratives for the foreseeable future. We would like to credit each artist on social media when the narratives are released. Please check out our Call for Artists to learn more.

There is also a need for social media/web designers. Please help us get these stories out into the public. Please complete the volunteer form and describe your skills in the “other” text box.

Thank you!!!