The Berks County Detention Center is Shut Down! Today we celebrate no more immigrant prison in Berks County! The Berks County Detention Center in Leesport, PA is officially closed and ICE has completely vacated the facility. This is a victory … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): On January 10th, 2023 the Berks County Detention Center in Leesport, PA ended the day with an empty facility and is anticipated to remain empty until its final closure on January 31st, 2023. This is … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): We demand that those women currently detained at the Berks County Residential Center be released and for the center to be repurposed into a space that can provide services to the surrounding community. No transfers … Continued
We Did It Together! Berks is Shutting Down! After 8 years of community organizing, the Federal government has announced the closure of the immigrant prison in Berks County. This is a victory for the Berks community and Pennsylvania. This was … Continued
By KAREN SHUEY | kshuey@readingeagle.com | Reading Eagle PUBLISHED: November 30, 2022 at 2:18 p.m. | UPDATED: November 30, 2022 at 3:09 p.m. The Berks County Residential Center, a Bern Township facility where asylum seekers have been held and that has been the subject of protests for … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): A lot has happened in the last year and the time is now to get involved. We’re inviting our long time supporters and folks new to this campaign to this deep dive of what we’re … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): A lot has happened in the last year and the time is now to get involved. We’re inviting our long time supporters and folks new to this campaign to this deep dive of what we’re … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): SEND a CARD, SEND AN EMAIL, POST A TWEET, CALL THE WHITE HOUSE: Dear President Biden, Today we celebrate mothers all over the U.S., including those who made the brave decision to migrate. Today many of … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): The Biden administration & ICE resumed immigrant detention at Berks. A year into his presidency, Biden fails to close down this prison. Now ICE is currently incarcerating as many as 65 women at Berks. The … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Please tell Secretary Mayorkas and the Biden administration to shut down the Berks immigrant prison once and for all by signing the pre-populated letter at https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-secretary-mayorkas-to-shut-down-the-berks-immigrant-prison-once-and-for-all which will then be automatically emailed to the listed … Continued