On December 18, International Migrants Day, the Tanggol Migrante Movement (“defend migrants” in Tagalog) launched an organization called Families of Filipinos in Detention (FFIND) at an online press conference.

FFIND is a group formed by relatives, friends, and victims of illegal detention in ICE facilities. According to a spokesperson, it is “united to organize for the release of our loved ones and fellow kabayan (compatriots) from the horrific and inhuman conditions of the detention system and stand up to the fascist attacks on migrant communities.”

The group aims to campaign for detainees’ release, provide support, and hold US and Philippine officials accountable. Members criticized both governments for neglecting detained Filipinos migrants.

Over 100 Filipino cruise ship workers were deported between April and July 2025, as many more Filipino migrants remain under ICE custody today. An important case was Greggy “Kuya G” Sorio, a father of three, who has been detained by ICE since March and underwent toe amputation due to criminal neglect by the Old State.

Migration to the US has its root cause in the US imperialist plunder of oppressed countries, who supports and develops semi-feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism to facilitate its rule. In the Philippines, however, it is important to note that a National Democratic Revolution is being waged by the Communist Party to achieve national independence and to destroy the rule of US imperialism once and for all.

The Tanggol Migrante Movement is a national alliance of more than 250 community organizations to support and defend the rights of Filipino migrant workers.