amy: thank you ravi ragbir and amy gottlieb. ravi ragbibir well-known immigrt righghts advocate, and execucute director of the new sanctuary coalition of new york city. he faces deportation when he goes to his ice check-in this morning after our broadcast. first, there will be a news conference and we will be covering that at 9:00 at federal plaza, right outside 26 federal plaza. right at fully square. i know hundreds of people are planning to go. would we come back, immigrants rights, the muslim ban, reproductive rights -- all of these issues werere raised yesterday him and not only in the united states, but around the world in the united states it was called a day without a woman. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: that was music c recorded last night at judson memorial church in new york city at a gathering for ravi ahead of his check-in with ice today. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. women rallied around the world wednesday to mark international women's day. here in the uni

we begin to they show with an update on the case of prominent immigrant rights advocate ravi ragbir, who we interviewed thursday on democracy now! right before his check-in with a deportation officer. ragbir, originally from trinidad, immigrated to the u.s. legally, but has a 15-year-old criminal conviction. he has avoided deportation since 2011 due to a series of stays that could end under trump. amy: after he left our studios, conference a news and rally yesterday where hundreds gathered to support him before he went inside, unsure if he would come back out. as he spoke, he was flanked by his wife, his attorney, pastors, and at least four elected officials. they were the city council speaker, two city council members, and a state senator, who would also accompany him inside. >> when i look out here, when i look get you, each and everyone , it who have come up to me -- i am overwhelmed. what this is, this is a sea of love. this will overtake any wall that will be built. this sea of love is going to make that change. >> there will be a delegation accompanying mr. ravi inside. >> than

>> my name is ravi ragbir. today am going into ice to be to deportation officer. what is going to happen when i go inside. be possibilities are a could allowed to come back, but the most scary is they will tell me to come into the offices and i family won't see me again. i