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DWN is a coalition that addresses the immigration detention crisis head on. Together we work to reform the U.S. detention and deportation system so that all who come to our shores receive fair and humane treatment.

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7/16/08 Dozens arrested in raids at courthouses (The Providence Journal)
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7/12/08 Immigrants find solace after storm of arrests (New York Times)

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Posted: June 19, 2008

A guard told them flat out, “You will be deported to your country.” And one of the women asked, “In this condition that I am in? I will not be able to travel like this.” The guard cruelly responded, “It doesn’t matter; you have to leave this country regardless if the doctor says that you can’t travel.”

LATEST EVENTS

6/20/08World Refugee Day
6/19/08Night of 1,000 Conversations: Hold DHS Accountable
1/18/08A National Conference for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

ACTION ALERTS

5/23/08 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008: Sign On Letters
5/15/08 DWN Urges the U.S. to Improve its Treatment of Detained Immigrants
4/18/08 "The Visitor" Opens Across the Nation! See the film and get involved!