"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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DWN: Report on Alternatives to Immigration Detention
Experience in pilot programs here and abroad has demonstrated that community-based alternatives to detention (ATDs) are cheaper, more effective, and more humane than the current U.S. immigration detention system. In 2010 alone, the United States will spend approximately $1.77 billion to detain close to 400,000 immigrants, despite the availability of far more cost effective alternatives to detention. ATDs achieve the government’s immigration goals without the enormous human toll of detention.
Experience in pilot programs here and abroad has demonstrated that community-based alternatives to detention (ATDs) are cheaper, more effective, and more humane than the current U.S. immigration detention system. In 2010 alone, the United States will spend approximately $1.77 billion to detain close to 400,000 immigrants, despite the availability of far more cost effective alternatives to detention. ATDs achieve the government’s immigration goals without the enormous human toll of detention.
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.
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