"Help, they are killing me!"
—Boubacar Bah, a 52-year-old man from Guinea, who died in ICE custody.
Over 1.7 million people have passed through the U.S. government’s web of secretive immigration detention facilities. Those detained have no guaranteed right to a lawyer and many face mandatory detention—their liberty deprived with no right to a fair hearing. People are held in prisons and jails that are so poorly managed rampant human rights abuses occur daily. READ MORE ›
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Updates
Silent Vigil Marks Anniversary of Roberto Martinez Medina's Death
Atlanta, Georgia - A silent vigil at 3:00 p.m. March 11 in front of the ICE office in Atlanta at 180 Spring Street S.W. marks the 1-year anniversary of the death of Roberto Martinez Medina who was detained in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Vigil marks second in the Dignity Not Detention Campaign.
Atlanta, Georgia - A silent vigil at 3:00 p.m. March 11 in front of the ICE office in Atlanta at 180 Spring Street S.W. marks the 1-year anniversary of the death of Roberto Martinez Medina who was detained in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Vigil marks second in the Dignity Not Detention Campaign.Local Activists Demand “Dignity not Detention” and Call for an End to Human Rights Abuses in Arizona
PHOENIX - Local activists and community members will participate in a solidarity action in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in central Phoenix where they will deliver a letter calling on the federal government to end all immigration enforcement agreements with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The action will take place from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ending with a press conference at 1:00pm.
PHOENIX - Local activists and community members will participate in a solidarity action in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in central Phoenix where they will deliver a letter calling on the federal government to end all immigration enforcement agreements with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The action will take place from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ending with a press conference at 1:00pm. “Dignity Not Detention" Campaign to Call for Closure of South Texas Detention Centers
San Antonio – This Thursday, February 25th, from 12:00-1pm, Faith leaders, formerly detained immigrants, and human rights activists from across Texas will participate in a protest and letter-delivery as part of a launch of a campaign, "Dignity, Not Detention: Preserving Human Rights and Restoring Justice".
San Antonio – This Thursday, February 25th, from 12:00-1pm, Faith leaders, formerly detained immigrants, and human rights activists from across Texas will participate in a protest and letter-delivery as part of a launch of a campaign, "Dignity, Not Detention: Preserving Human Rights and Restoring Justice".
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