Lives are already at risk in detention, and with the spread of coronavirus, choosing to deprive people of their freedom and disregard the national social distancing guidelines contributes to the lethal conditions of incarceration.

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.

The Communities not Cages campaign supports local groups that are fighting to close existing detention centers, stop the construction of new detention centers and end the proliferation of ICE into other government agencies.