DWN member Alejandra Pablos grew up with police occupation in her Tucson, AZ community. For years, Ale has shared her story to highlight the issue of the abusive crimmigration system. #EndDHSRetaliation 1/5
ICE detained Ale during a routine check-in in 2018. “By detaining Alejandra Pablos without bond the government is sending a message that it’s not safe to peacefully protest their brutal, xenophobic immigration policies.” #EndDHSRetaliationteenvogue.com/story/ice-deta… 2/5
Retaliation against immigrants who bravely speak out against abusive @DHSgov policies isn’t limited to any single administration. Immigrants continue to face retaliation for speaking out & advocating for dignity & their freedom now. #EndDHSRetaliation
ICE and jail staff used retaliatory solitary confinement against hunger strikers in Hudson and Essex county jails. Individuals in detention took political action to fight for their release and reunification with their families. #EndDHSRetaliationfiltermag.org/ice-covid-hung…
“Immigrants lacked access to the most basic Covid-19 prevention measures, such as soap for hand-washing, and were retaliated against for raising safety concerns as the pandemic spread through detention facilities last year.” #EndDHSRetaliationtheguardian.com/us-news/2021/j…
#EndDHSRetaliation THREAD: Time & time again, ICE retaliates against anyone who speaks out.
ICE officials wrote in emails that they hoped targeting Maru Mora Villalpando of @ResistenciaNW for deportation proceedings would “take away some of her ‘clout.’” democracynow.org/2020/4/30/head…
Beto Lopez Gutierrez spoke out against inhumane conditions while he was in ICE detention. He was released after his community & @OCAD_CHI rallied around him, but ICE deported him even though he had a pending DACA application. #EndDHSRetaliationchicagoreader.com/chicago/fight-…
“This kind of retribution is terrifying. I know—because it happened to me.” Claudio Rojas was deported and separated from his family by @DHSgov in retaliation for Claudio’s courageous anti-detention activism. #EndDHSRetaliationthedailybeast.com/ice-deported-m…
BREAKING: ICE is cutting contracts of two immigration detention centers– the Irwin County Detention Center in GA and the Bristol County Detention Center in MA! [statement link]
This is a decisive victory for the dignity of immigrants. #CommunitiesNotCages 1/
The end of ICE contracts at Irwin and Bristol County are an important win for the immigrant rights movement and the growing demand to #AbolishDetention.
We are celebrating in honor of everyone that has been detained, spoken out & called for the closure of the facilities.
In GA, accounts from immigrants at Irwin were detailed in a complaint filed by GA groups & in a lawsuit that included whistleblower Dawn Wooten describing abuse, such as ICE neglecting to follow COVID protocol & a pattern of gynecological procedures performed w/o informed consent
Instances of abuse are well-documented, including a # of women bravely coming forward in 2020 w/ a whistleblower to report gynecological procedures occurring at the Irwin Detention Center in GA without informed consent. #FirstTen#CommunitiesNotCagestheintercept.com/2020/10/27/ice… 2/
In Fiscal Year 2020, 21 people died in ICE detention, including eight from COVID-19, the deadliest year in ICE detention since 2005. Under the Biden administration, 3 people have already died while in immigration detention #FirstTen#CommunitiesNotCages 3/ cnn.com/2020/09/30/us/…
Today, communities across the country and #CommunitiesNotCages campaign members took direct action to demand the Biden administration shut down the #FirstTen detention centers. Read and RT this thread to see the powerful banner drops and actions across the country. 👇