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Gabriela Viera
Gaby is the Advocacy Associate at Detention Watch Network (DWN). She supports DWN’s mission for abolition through federal advocacy work and coalition building, while serving as a policy resource for the network. Prior to joining DWN, Gaby was a fellow at the Friends Committee on National Legislation working on their Immigration and Refugee Policy portfolio. She studied Caribbean history with a concentration in Race, Gender, and Sexuality at Yale University, and her two biggest loves are reggaeton music and her home state of New Jersey.