From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/):
Phase 1: Phone calls
Targets:
Angela Kelley, Senior Immigration Counselor (202) 941-1232
Rep. Nadler (202) 225-5635
Rep. Lofgren (202) 225-3072
Sample script:
I am calling to urge the Biden administration to close the Berks immigrant prison in Pennsylvania for good. ICE is pushing to detain immigrant women at the Berks prison despite the prison’s documented history of abuses against women. This is not the immigration policy Joe Biden promised the American people. I am strongly urging the administration to cancel the contract and shut down the Berks immigrant prison once and for all.
- Sample Social media post (long):
It’s time for the Biden administration to end the ICE contract in Berks County once and for all! Make a call today to finally #ShutDownBerks
Angela Kelley, Senior Immigration Counselor (202) 941-1232
Rep. Nadler (202) 225-5635
Rep. Lofgren (202) 225-3072
ICE has detained immigrant families in Pennsylvania at the Berks County prison since 2001. In recent years, immigrant women at Berks have faced abuse, including rape and medical neglect. Under community pressure, ICE released all families from Berks in February of this year. But now ICE is working with Berks County to reopen the prison to detain immigrant women instead of families. This is not the immigration policy Joe Biden and Kamala Harris promised the American people. Join the Shut Down Berks Coalition to demand that the administration cancel the contract and Shut Down Berks once and for all.
- Sample Social media post (short):
It’s time for the Biden administration to end the ICE contract in Berks County once and for all! Make a call today to finally #ShutDownBerks
Angela Kelley, Senior Immigration Counselor (202) 941-1232
Rep. Nadler (202) 225-5635
Rep. Lofgren (202) 225-3072
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