Respond Blog
After she was abducted by ICE, her RCT interpreter helped secure her release
During the July 4 “holiday” of this year of 2025, a cherished member of the RCT community, someone for whom I have interpreted for a long time, was abducted by ICE.
They arrested her at a routine asylum court hearing. There were no legal grounds for her arrest. The judge had not dismissed her case, and yet masked ICE agents …
Support Interpreters Fighting ICE Abductions and Trump’s Cruel “Bring Your Own Interpreter” Policy!
The lawless and tyrannical Trump administration has pulled out every stop to endanger the lives of asylum seekers and tear apart families. This includes the nationwide implementation of a “Bring Your Own Interpreter” policy — a diabolical trap…
Interpreting around-the-clock to fight horrific anti-migrant violence
Every translation has a real, tangible impact on someone's story. The work of the Spanish Team.
Working at Respond and being part of the community has shown me that what we are doing really does make a difference. Every case we translate or interpret has a real, tangible impact on someone's story. Getting the chance to work with people who are aligned on the same causes …
The urgent need for language access in Immigration Detention
Linguists with Respond Crisis Translation participated in interviewing and sharing their expertise in this research article titled “Held Incommunicado: The Failed Promise of Language Access in Immigration Detention.”