"Under a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement program, federal authorities had detained Serigne, a Senegalese asylum seeker and the brother of dishwasher Abdoul Mbengue. 'I didn't know what to do at first, but we had this community, and I told them this news,' Mbengue says through a coworker who is translating his French."
"In December, Mbengue's colleagues launched a fundraising campaign to pay for the legal defense of his brother, who came to the US in 2023 to escape challenging circumstances in Senegal."
"Thousands of dollars altogether came in from Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon workers. On February 24, a judge ordered the release of Mbengue's brother. 'He is back because of the efforts,' Mbengue says."
In response to immigration raids, staff at a Meta café in Bellevue formed a pact to support each other. When a colleague's brother was detained, they organized a fundraising campaign for his legal defense. Many workers from various tech companies contributed, demonstrating solidarity. The efforts culminated in a successful legal outcome, highlighting a shift in activism within the tech industry as employees respond to challenges faced by their peers amid stricter immigration policies under the Trump administration.
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