Our latest press releases on important news and events relating to immigration detention in the United States
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Washington, DC — Breaking reporting from the Washington Post reveals what advocates have been sounding the alarm on for months: with the shocking infusion of funding from the MAGA-backed megabill, ICE plans to double its detention capacity by the end of this year to detain more than 100,00 people.
Indianapolis, IN — Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it has entered into an agreement with Indiana to detain up to 1,000 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at the Miami Correctional Facility, a maximum security state prison north of Indianapolis.
Washington, DC — In response to the news that FEMA is reassigning employees to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director of Detention Watch Network issued the following statement:
Washington, DC — In response to news that the Trump administration is deploying the National Guard to assist in processing people for immigration detention in 20 states, Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director of Detention Watch Network, issued the following statement:
Washington, DC - Reflecting on the first six months of Trump’s second term, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network, shared the following:
Washington, DC — Members of Congress are lending their support of Detention Watch Network’s (DWN) Communities Not Cages campaign relaunch, renewing calls to shut down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers and stop the expansion of facilities as constituents across the country denounce the Trump administration’s cruel mass detention and deportation agenda that was just supercharged with the passage of the MAGA
Washington, DC — Today, Detention Watch Network (DWN) is relaunching the Communities Not Cages campaign and renewing its call to shut down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers and stop the expansion and construction of new facilities. With over a 100 DWN members, the support of 100 organizational campaign cosponsors across the country, and members of Congress, Communities Not Cages is amplifying local community organizing to end ICE detention while illuminating the dangers of the Trump administration’s multi-layered detention expansion plan.
Washington, DC — Today, Detention Watch Network (DWN) is relaunching the Communities Not Cages campaign and renewing its call to shut down Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers and stop the expansion and construction of new facilities.
Washington, DC - In response to news that the Trump administration has declared millions of immigrants ineligible for a bond hearing, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network issued the following statement:
Washington, DC — The Senate passed the Trump and MAGA-backed megabill that will substantially increase Trump’s cruel mass detention and deportation agenda and make Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the largest interior law enforcement agency in the US. The bill provides a shocking $150 billion for immigration enforcement – the targeting, detention, and deportation of people – including $45 billion for ICE to detain families and adults over the next four years at the expense of vital programs for all Americans.
