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Detention Watch Network (DWN)
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Not active on X! Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Facebook, LinkedIn and BlueSky to join the fight to shut down immigration detention in the U.S.
Mar 31 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Starting April 2025, Detention Watch Network will no longer be active on X. Led by Musk, one of Trump's closest allies, this platform amplifies disinformation, anti-immigrant hate, and fuels harmful false narratives. Being active on X no longer aligns with our values. DWN is rooted in dignity, respect, and equity. We strive to create healthy spaces for member and supporter engagement grounded in collaboration, accountability, and collective learning.
Jul 17, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: Biden Admin sides with CoreCivic to keep immigration detention in New Jersey! 50 local groups call on @GovMurphy to protect #NJ residents & #ShutDownEDC! The contract expires in 45 days and we urge @POTUS & NJ leaders to fight for the EDC to be shut down for good! Image '#NewJersey is no stranger to the uphill battle it will take to remove ICE’s abusive presence from our communities, nor the megacorporations who seek to profit off of our communities’ misery,’ reads today's statement.

🗞️Read the full response here: detentionwatchnetwork.org/pressroom/rele…
May 27, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
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.” #EndDHSRetaliation teenvogue.com/story/ice-deta… 2/5
May 27, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Jean Montrevil, co-founder of @NewSanctuaryNYC, was deported in Jan 2018. “ICE planned and executed Jean’s removal in a way that would prevent him from accessing counsel and the courts.” #EndDHSRetaliation theintercept.com/2020/01/16/jea… 1/4 ICE officials said they had closely monitored Jean’s political activities and carefully planned his arrest. “We war-gamed this over and over.” #EndDHSRetaliation theintercept.com/2020/01/16/jea… 2/4
May 27, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
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. #EndDHSRetaliation filtermag.org/ice-covid-hung…
May 27, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
#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. #EndDHSRetaliation chicagoreader.com/chicago/fight-…
May 20, 2021 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
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.
Mar 25, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Lives are in jeopardy in ICE custody. Here are three shocking examples of how 👇 #FirstTen #CommunitiesNotCages 1/ 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 #CommunitiesNotCages theintercept.com/2020/10/27/ice… 2/
Mar 24, 2021 • 10 tweets • 9 min read
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. 👇 #ShutDownMesaVerde via @CIYJA in CA
Mar 22, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The #FirstTen to #CommunitiesNotCages Week of Action starts now! Join us as we call on the Biden administration to shut down 10 detention centers & end detention contracts as a first step towards ending the immigration detention system.

Sign up: bit.ly/FirstTenAction Image Since taking office, @POTUS has yet to address ICE’s deadly system of immigration detention. Instead, his administration has deported thousands of people and continues to detain over 14,000 immigrants. #FirstTen #CommunitiesNotCages
Feb 25, 2021 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
Today, we’re launching the “First Ten to Communities Not Cages” campaign, demanding the shut down of 10 immigration detention centers during the first year of the Biden administration.

Learn more about the campaign: detentionwatchnetwork.org/take-action/co… #FirstTen #CommunitiesNotCages 1/15 Biden has yet to address ICE’s detention system.

2020 was the deadliest fiscal yr in ICE custody since 2005. W/ detention #'s currently at their lowest in 20 yrs, #FirstTen to #CommunitiesNotCages underscores the urgent need to close detention centers & release people now. 2/15
Jul 27, 2020 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
FREE THEM ALL.

A group of 14 people is currently risking arrest, chaining themselves to the mansion gate of CA Governor Gavin Newsom. The group, includes several community organizers who are undocumented, as well as immigration attorneys. #FreeThemAll The protest falls some four months since the Governor’s initial shelter-in-place order. In the ensuing 130 days, doctors, health experts, and community groups have repeatedly urged the Governor to take action to save the lives of incarcerated people #FreeThemAll
Sep 24, 2019 • 9 tweets • 7 min read
1/ Happening now: DWN, @NIJC, @ACLU, and @MigrantFreedom are holding a briefing with members of Congress to call for routine surprise visits of ICE jails in their districts and states. #EyesonICE #AbolishDetention 2/ ICE’s inspection process fails to provide an accurate assessment of the conditions people in detention face by lacking independent, regular, & unannounced inspections of detention facilities. We need #EyesonICE to hold the egregious agency accountable.