NYPD continues to underreport use of stop and frisk 

“The NYPD cannot solve a problem when it does not understand its scale,” said Senior Staff Attorney Omar Farah in response to a report just filed by Mylan Denerstein, the court-appointed monitor in our landmark stop and frisk case Floyd v. City of New York. “And just like prior reports, this monitor report confirms that widespread underreporting persists, possibly masking significant, ongoing racial disparity in the use of stop and frisk on Black and Brown New Yorkers by the NYPD. Until the City corrects this threshold problem, we cannot have confidence that court-ordered reforms are having their intended impact.” 

The report found that the NYPD continues to underreport stops. The underreporting of stops has been acknowledged by the monitor team and explicitly identified in NYPD audits. Any assessment of compliance with the court’s remedial orders will be impossible unless the NYPD finds ways to ensure that unreported stops are no longer a significant issue. If the NYPD’s data is not accurate and complete, the monitor cannot find that the City is in substantial compliance with the Floyd remedial order. 

To learn more and read key findings of this latest report, visit our website.

A look back at our first Freedom Flicks of 2022 

Thank you if you were able to tune in to Cruel By Design: Immigration Detention, the first Freedom Flicks event in our 2022 Spring/Summer Series!

We are honored to have worked with the Immigrant Defense Project and The Dream Unfinished to bring together a group of extraordinary artists, storytellers, activists, and lawyers for a powerful evening of music, film, and discussion. 

A remarkable opening performance from the Nathan Felix Opera Collective and The Dream Unfinished Orchestra set the tone for the night. The “nourishing” compositions, as described by the night's emcee Jane Shim of the Immigrant Defense Project, grounded us as we began the double-feature screenings of Ale Libre and THE FACILITY, two films that elevated the ongoing struggles against the United States’ immigration regime.

“In building my community, I’m being seen instead of being watched, which is what the government does,” said Alejandra Pablos in response to a question about the importance of community in resisting the violent isolation of immigration detention and deportation. The talk-back discussion, moderated by our Bertha Justice Fellow Samah Sisay, featured directors Maya Cueva (Ale Libre) and Seth Freed Wessler (THE FACILITY), and the lead protagonists of the respective films, Alejandra Pablos and Andrea Manrique. The panelists reflected on the need to tell these stories and for continued collective resistance to the cruelties of the immigration system.

Thank you, our supporters and Freedom Flicks family, for showing up, sharing, and furthering the conversations.

If you missed the event, want to re-watch it or would like to share the event with others, the event is available in both English and Spanish on our YouTube page. 

To stay informed on Alejandra Pablos’ continued fight against deportation or for more information on how to support the Keep Ale Free campaign, visit the #KeepAleFree website. 

To read “Cruel by Design: Voices of Resistance from Immigration Detention,” a new report by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Immigrant Defense Project, visit the report page.

And check out upcoming screenings for Freedom Flicks events this 2022 Spring/Summer Season, by visiting the Freedom Flicks page!

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