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Christina Fialho BiographyChristina Fialho is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Freedom For Immigrants. Initially named Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), the organization changed its name in 2018. Fialho is an attorney and internationally recognized social entrepreneur who is leading a new movement to end the isolation and abuse of people in U.S. immigration detention. She serves on the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, the Civil Justice Strategies Task Force of the California Bar Association, and the Steering Committee of the Detention Watch Network.
Christina has led numerous community visits to immigration detention facilities through CIVIC and has exposed the corruption and abuses inside these primarily for-profit prisons that hold asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking, and other immigrants. In July 2013, Fialho sparked widespread debate over the issue of immigration detention when she wrote a blog for the Huffington Post, “Who Is Overseeing Immigration Detention?”. The L.A. Times reported that the U.S. government suspended CIVIC's visitation programs and blacklisted volunteers in response to Fialho's blog. Nevertheless, CIVIC's affiliated programs have grown to over 30 detention facilities in 15 states.
Christina is a widely published author and a repeat guest on radio and television, including programs like Univisión, Telemundo, and NPR. Numerous newspapers and blogs have also covered her work. Christina is a 2012 Echoing Green Fellow and a 2013 Rockwood Leadership Institute Fellow. She has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and helped defend immigrants before the U.S. Immigration Courts.
Christina is available for speaking engagements on immigration detention. She also is available to conduct community trainings on immigration detention visitation.
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-... Irvine and Adelanto – was an attempt to silence blogger Christina Fialho, who is co-founder of Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement.
Staff training varies dramatically from one facility to the next, with many facility officers receiving no specialized training on immigration policies and how to work ...
Christina Fialho is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC). She is a current recipient of an ...
John Ferron, a U.S. veteran and father of eight, is on his seventh day of a hunger strike at the Eloy Detention Center, a for-profit immigration detention center in ...
Staff training varies dramatically from one facility to the next, with many facility officers receiving no specialized training on immigration policies and how to work ...
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Christina Fialho is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Freedom For Immigrants. Initially named Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC), the organization changed its name in 2018. Fialho is an attorney and internationally recognized social entrepreneur who is leading a new movement to end the isolation and abuse of people in U.S. immigration detention. She serves on the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, the Civil Justice Strategies Task Force of the California Bar Association, and the Steering Committee of the Detention Watch Network.
Christina has led numerous community visits to immigration detention facilities through CIVIC and has exposed the corruption and abuses inside these primarily for-profit prisons that hold asylum seekers, victims of human trafficking, and other immigrants. In July 2013, Fialho sparked widespread debate over the issue of immigration detention when she wrote a blog for the Huffington Post, “Who Is Overseeing Immigration Detention?”. The L.A. Times reported that the U.S. government suspended CIVIC's visitation programs and blacklisted volunteers in response to Fialho's blog. Nevertheless, CIVIC's affiliated programs have grown to over 30 detention facilities in 15 states.
Christina is a widely published author and a repeat guest on radio and television, including programs like Univisión, Telemundo, and NPR. Numerous newspapers and blogs have also covered her work. Christina is a 2012 Echoing Green Fellow and a 2013 Rockwood Leadership Institute Fellow. She has argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and helped defend immigrants before the U.S. Immigration Courts.
Christina is available for speaking engagements on immigration detention. She also is available to conduct community trainings on immigration detention visitation.
Contact a speaker booking agent to check availability on Christina Fialho and other top speakers and celebrities.
Christina Fialho is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Christina Fialho for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Christina Fialho generally travels from Southern California, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Cristina Jiménez Moreta, Sonia Nazario, Maria Echaveste, Sara Minkara and Anna Escobedo Cabral. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Christina Fialho for an upcoming event.
... Irvine and Adelanto – was an attempt to silence blogger Christina Fialho, who is co-founder of Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement.
Staff training varies dramatically from one facility to the next, with many facility officers receiving no specialized training on immigration policies and how to work ...
Christina Fialho is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC). She is a current recipient of an ...
John Ferron, a U.S. veteran and father of eight, is on his seventh day of a hunger strike at the Eloy Detention Center, a for-profit immigration detention center in ...
Staff training varies dramatically from one facility to the next, with many facility officers receiving no specialized training on immigration policies and how to work ...
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