First Ten to Communities Not Cages Campaign
The #FirstTen to #CommunitiesNotCages campaign is demanding the shut down of 10 immigration detention facilities in the first year of the Biden administration.
The #FirstTen to #CommunitiesNotCages campaign is demanding the shut down of 10 immigration detention facilities in the first year of the Biden administration.
The abysmal conditions that are intrinsic to the fundamentally flawed detention system have been exacerbated with COVID-19. ICE detention facilities have become hotbeds of infection during the pandemic.
Detention Watch Network is a national membership organization that brings together advocates from diverse backgrounds to unify strategy, build partnerships and strengthen the movement to end immigration detention.
For too long, our representatives have said they care about our communities while simultaneously funding aggressive immigration enforcement and deadly immigration jails.
President Biden can and must do more to undo the criminalization and punitive nature of the immigration system that existed well before Trump.
The Biden administration must shut down detention centers immediately and end detention contracts. The #FirstTen detention centers provide a roadmap of where to start.
The federal government wastes more than $25 billion each year on ICE and CBP to profile, jail, and deport immigrants. Instead, our tax dollars need to be used to strengthen our families and communities.
Research and analysis exposing the injustices of the immigration detention system in the U.S.
DWN members have access to expert analysis, technical assistance, timely resources, and meaningful trainings to strengthen and support your work.
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