Our latest press releases on important news and events relating to immigration detention in the United States
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United States - Advocates are demanding the Biden Administration take action to shut down the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey after the administration filed an amicus brief this week supporting private prison operator CoreCivic's attempt to keep the prison open.
New Jersey, USA - This week, the Biden administration is expected to file an amicus brief joining private prison company CoreCivic in its attempt to keep an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prison open in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Washington, DC — On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected a Texas and Louisiana lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s immigration enforcement priorities. In response to this news, Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director at Detention Watch Network, issued the following statement:
Washington, DC - The number of people in immigration detention has reached approximately 30,000, more than double the number when President Biden took office in January 2021. In response to this rapid increase, Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director of Detention Watch Network issued the following statement:
Washington, DC - El número de personas en detención de inmigrantes ha alcanzado aproximadamente 30.000, más del doble que cuando el Presidente Biden asumió el cargo en enero de 2021. En respuesta a este rápido aumento, Setareh Ghandehari, Directora de Incidencia de Detention Watch Network emite la siguiente declaración:
Washington, DC - A new report from Detention Watch Network and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center calls attention to a troubling pattern in the U.S. carceral system: jails and prisons nationwide are closing for one purpose, only to reopen and cage a different group of people.
Washington, DC – Tonight, the Biden administration will finally end Title 42, a racist border closure and expulsion policy that targeted immigrants seeking safety and forced them into dangerous conditions under the guise of public health. Now, advocates are sounding the alarm that the administration must end Title 42 without relying on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detention and surveillance.
In response to this news, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network issued the following statement:
Washington, DC – Today, 233 organizations sent an open statement to President Biden demanding the administration make good on its commitments to never detain families, to end privatized immigration detention, and ensure that people seeking safety can pursue their cases while living in communities in the United States rather than being subjected to inhumane detention and surveillance.
Washington, DC – This week, the Biden administration will finally end Title 42, a racist border closure and expulsion policy that targeted immigrants seeking safety and forced them into dangerous conditions under the guise of public health. As the harmful policy ends, advocates are sounding the alarm that the administration must end Title 42 without relying on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immigration detention and surveillance.
Washington, DC – In response to the Biden administration’s new measures announced today to deter migration, Setareh Ghandehari, Detention Watch Network’s advocacy director offered the following statement:
