New Sanctuary is a speculative social documentary photography and film project that follows the deportation case of a former green card holder named Ramesh who is currently fighting his deportation back to Guyana his country of birth. Ramesh was convicted of a crime for which he served his time and was released, but which ultimately stripped him of his Green card. As a result of his deportation and an escalation of deportations as a result of changes in US immigration policies, Ramesh was detained for a year and a half by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Upon release, Ramesh was ordered to wear an electronic tracking device around his ankle and made to report regularly to ICE offices in downtown Manhattan. The interdisciplinary project depicts the support of the New Sanctuary Coalition, which is an interfaith coalition of activists who assist impacted individuals under current immigration policies that they consider to be spiritually unjust.
New Sanctuary
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