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20 Sep 2018

National Call-In Day to Reduce Funding for Immigrant Detention, Deportation, Border Militarization—September 26

by Sandy Strauss | | 0

From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Join the National Call-in Day on Wednesday, September 26th to call on Congress to protect families and stop fueling unjust detention, deportation, and border policies. While the national crisis of family separation and harmful immigration enforcement … Continued

20 Sep 2018

Good News! ICE Special Funding Request for Immigrant Detention Defeated

by Sandy Strauss | posted in: Federal Budget, Immigration, Uncategorized | 0

Together with #DefundHate coalition partners, you helped defeat ICE’s special funding request for immigrant detention! The Washington Post reported that ICE’s request was for 1 billion dollars, specifically to expand immigrant detention. The spending bill passed through the Senate and … Continued

14 Sep 2018

Sign Petition: No Expansion in ICE Funding

by Sandy Strauss | posted in: Immigration, Uncategorized | 0

From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): ICE is seeking a special increase in funding for immigrant detention. ICE’s budget for immigration detention and enforcement has jumped by almost a billion dollars in the last two years through a combination of … Continued

20 Jul 2018

Three New Jersey Counties Raking in Millions on Immigration Crackdown

by Sandy Strauss | posted in: Immigration, Uncategorized | 0

Posted at https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/these_3_nj_counties_are_raking_in_millions_on_trum.html July 13, 2018 By Kelly Heyboer | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Some of New Jersey’s biggest county governments are taking in millions of dollars by holding detained immigrants for the federal government as the Trump administration … Continued

26 Oct 2017

New Video Series on Immigrant Detention

by Sandy Strauss | posted in: Immigration, Uncategorized | 0

From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): DWN released Hides, Lies & Retaliates: a video series on ICE and CBP’s shameful practices. The video series demonstrates how ICE and CBP regularly lie, actively hide information from the public and retaliate against anyone who … Continued

26 Oct 2017

Tell Your Representative to Support the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act

by Sandy Strauss | posted in: Immigration, Uncategorized | 0

From One America (http://weareoneamerica.org/): When OneAmerica member Elizabeth first entered the Tacoma Detention Center in 2009, her heart sank. She saw an overcrowded, dirty cell filled with scared immigrants just like her – mothers, daughters, sisters and brothers. She felt … Continued

6 Oct 2016

Ask Senator Casey & Governor Wolf to #ShutDownBerks!

by Sandy Strauss | posted in: Immigration | 0

From UUPLAN (http://www.uuplan.com/): Credit: Hiro Nishikawa The situation at the Berks County Residential Center where approximately 30 immigrant mothers and their children who are seeking asylum are detained, continues to be unresolved. On Sunday evening, October 2nd, members of the … Continued