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Unbuild Walls Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition
Drawing from over twenty years of activism on local and national levels, this striking book offers an organizer’s perspective on the intersections of immigrant rights, racial justice, and prison abolition.
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Biden Administration Doubles Down on Harmful Child Detention as ORR looks to Expand Network of Sites
Washington, D.C. - A year since the Biden Administration opened dozens of “emergency intake sites” in response to unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the US-Mexico…
Organizational Letters to Congress
Support of Request for a Formal Review into the Implementation of Executive Order 14006 and Immigration & Customs Enforcement Acquisition of Closed Facilities
We the undersigned organizations write in support of a formal review of the implementation of President Biden’s Executive Order 14006 phasing out the use of private prisons by the Department of Justice (DOJ). As advocates and members of Congress warned, implementation of the executive order (EO) has been inconsistent and allowed private prison corporations to circumvent the intent and spirit of the EO by courting local governments and other federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We urge you to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the implementation and report your findings publicly as requested.
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85 immigrant and human rights groups call for investigation & demand private prison ban extend to ICE detention
Washington, DC — Today American Immigration Lawyers Association, American Immigration Council, American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International USA, Detention Watch Network, The Leadership Conference on…
Press Release
Biden must close ICE detention centers without expanding the government’s surveillance dragnet
Washington, DC — In response to Axios reporting that the Biden administration is planning an expanded home confinement and curfew pilot program, Silky Shah, Executive…
Analysis
Rhetoric vs Reality: Biden’s First Year Scorecard
One year into the Biden administration, Detention Watch Network (DWN) is deeply disappointed by President Biden’s betrayal of his campaign promises to reduce reliance on…
Press Release
One year later, Biden has failed to live up to his campaign promises and has dramatically increased immigration detention amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Washington, DC — Today, the Biden administration marks one year in office. Detention Watch Network, along with other immigration advocates, are disappointed and frustrated that…
Press Release
One Year into Biden Administration, 900 Faith Leaders, Religious and Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Biden Halt Inhumane Immigration Detention
Washington, DC — Today, 900 spiritual leaders and multiple faith-based and immigrant rights groups delivered a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration…
Analysis
State Legislation Bans on Immigration Detention
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operates a system of approximately 200 immigration jails across the country, depriving thousands of people of their liberty. Over the…
Press Release
Detention Watch Network demands to see an official end to family detention that results in the permanent closure of detention facilities
Washington, DC – In response to Axios reporting that the Biden administration will stop detaining undocumented families in detention centers, Silky Shah, Executive Director of…
Press Release
Detention Watch Network blasts ICE’s intention, disclosed in private letter, to expand immigration detention
Washington, DC — In December, Detention Watch Network received a letter from Tae D. Johnson, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in response…