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Our latest press releases on important news and events relating to immigration detention in the United States

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Detention Watch Network Denuncia las despiadadas órdenes ejecutivas de Trump que deshumanizarán y criminalizarán a les inmigrantes

January 21, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Ayer, Donald Trump emitió una serie de órdenes ejecutivas relacionadas con la inmigración que criminalizan y demonizan a les inmigrantes. La gente de todo el país está denunciando rápidamente las órdenes ejecutivas como un ataque a nuestros valores compartidos de dignidad, libertad y oportunidad en los que la mayoría de les estadounidenses creen profundamente.

DWN Calls on Congress to Resist Dangerous Trump 2.0 Agenda

January 20, 2025

Washington, D.C. — In response to Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network, issued the following statement:

“We are resolute in our commitment to fight Trump’s mass detention and deportation agenda. In doing so, we are fundamentally committed to supporting the local community groups across the country that will be the first line of defense in keeping people safe.

Advocates Demand Senate Reject Immigration Bill Exploiting Tragedy

January 9, 2025

Washington D.C — This week, the newly inaugurated U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that, among other things, would massively expand mandatory detention requirements for immigrants who have been convicted, charged, or merely arrested for certain theft offenses. The bill also gives states broad standing to sue the federal government on many immigration actions, from broad policy decisions to individual case decisions.

193 Organizations Urge the Biden Administration to Take Decisive Action to Protect Immigrants

November 15, 2024

Washington, DC — Today, 193 immigrant justice organizations sent a letter to President Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, urging the administration to take decisive action to prevent catastrophe for millions of people and avoid handing the keys to an expanded and inhumane detention and deportation system to the next administration. 

Specifically, the letter implores the administration to:

New Report Compiles Decades of Abuse at a Notorious ICE Detention Center in Arizona

October 30, 2024

Eloy, Arizona  — Today, Detention Watch Network, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project, and Trans Queer Pueblo released an ‘Anthology of Abuse’ on the Eloy Detention Center (Eloy) in Eloy, Arizona. Eloy has gained notoriety as the "deadliest immigration detention center in the U.S.," with at least 16 reported deaths, including five suicides. The report calls for the release of people detained and the permanent closure of the facility immediately.

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