Throughout 2019, thousands of people with Temporary Protected (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), their families, and communities have continued to organize and advocate to save these vital programs.    

Tiera Rainey is a Program Coordinator with AFSC-AZ, where she advocates and organizes against the use of alternative forms of carceral control, including electronic monitoring and surveillance. A graduate of Vassar College and George Washington University, she is an abolitionist and proud Black second-generation Tucsonan.