Don't Get Iced

  • Made By CUP With:
  • Community Partners
  • Tags:
  • Immigration,
  • Court System

Supporting immigrants in the legal system to avoid deportation

Families for Freedom members give input on a draft of the interactive graphic.

Getting arrested can have serious consequences for immigrants who are not citizens in the United States. Even a minor crime or dismissed case could lead to deportation. But many people without US citizenship, their families, and even the lawyers representing them, don’t know about the potential immigration consequences of their cases. An uninformed decision can be the difference between going home or being deported.

The Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) collaborated with CUP, designer Petra Farinha, and illustrator Lau Giraudo, to produce this interactive graphic to help immigrants without US citizenship, their families, and lawyers to navigate the legal system and avoid deportation. A digital choose-your-own adventure in English and Spanish, Don’t Get Iced shows what can happen to people without US citizenship who have been arrested. The site also provides information for lawyers to learn how to better advise their clients.

Designer Petra Farinha shows design directions at an early meeting.
The illustrations guide viewers through stages in the process and what can happen at each

Check Out the Project

Designed for immigrants without US citizenship, their families and lawyers.

Project Collaborators

Community Partner

Immigrant Defense Project

Mizue Aizeki
Josh Epstein
Alisa Welleck

Designer
Petra Farinha

Illustrator
Lau Giraudo

Web Developer
Jon Gronberg



Special Thanks

Oscar Nuñez, Mark Torrey, and Frampton Tolbert

Product Details

Website

Funding Support

Support for this project was provided by: The Rockefeller Foundation’s NYC Cultural Innovation Fund and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.