Courtwatch Volunteer Sign-up Form

Help Monitor Courthouse Arrests in Fairfax County

Volunteer Sign-up
lCE is ramping up courthouse arrests at the Fairfax County courts. The lead immigration attorney at Virginia Defenders/Virginia Indigent Defense Commission has asked ACLU People Power Fairfax to help coordinate volunteers for this urgent need.

We need volunteers to sit in the courtrooms and/or in the hallways, etc. to observe and take notes about any ICE arrests. Ideally, this will include getting the name of the arrested individual to pass on to attorneys, and observing what if any cooperation is being given by courthouse staff. We do NOT want observers to engage with ICE. We have a courtroom monitor training video we ask you to watch before starting monitoring. After you submit this form, you will receive an email with the Signup Genius link which will provide logistics and an explanation of the process.

NOTE: Please add our email (aclupeoplepowerfairfax@protonmail.com) to your safe senders list and check your spam folder.
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Do You Speak Spanish? (not necessary to observe, but may be helpful in communicating with relatives after an arrest)

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Do you agree to watch the training video (see link above) before engaging in court monitoring?*

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About VIDC The Virginia Indigent Defense Commission (the successor to the Public Defender Commission) protects the Constitutional right to counsel for people who cannot afford to hire their own lawyer. VIDC manages 29 public defender offices and 2 satellite offices across Virginia.

About ACLU People Power Fairfax Our group is a grassroots organization founded in 2017 to advocate for equitable justice for all members of our community regardless of race or ethnicity, including undocumented immigrants. We led the successful campaign to enact the Fairfax County Trust Policy prohibiting voluntary cooperation with ICE immigration enforcement by law enforcement and other county agencies.
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Help Monitor Courthouse Arrests in Fairfax County