Detention Watch Network (DWN) joins 103 refugee & human rights organizations in urging the U.S. government to restore funding to UNRWA, the agency responsible for delivering food, shelter & medical care to millions of Palestinian refugees. #RestoreUNRWAFundingNow bit.ly/RestoreUNRWAFu…

We uncovered a federal effort that disproportionately prosecuted migrants from Muslim countries at the border.

The migrants, like Afghan journalists/activists, were jailed for months.

DOJ stopped after our inquiry.

“Why is it just us in detention?”

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Today, alongside 199 other organizations, we delivered a letter to the White House to voice our outrage over the Biden administration’s expansion of the cruel and unnecessary immigration detention system. #EndDetention

Read more: thehill.com/latino/4621399…

The border is everywhere.

The same disgraced and troubled DPS ordered by Abbott to inflict harm on migrants and our border counties. Anti-safety agenda.

Join us for our virtual series, Plunder, Profit, and Punishment: Exposing & Addressing Drug War Profiteers!

We'll explore the private & public companies, agencies, and organizations profit off the drug war and plunder entire communities.

RSVP at bit.ly/DrugWarProfite…

“Free speech for me but not for thee”

' 7th Person Dies in Biden's Deadly, For-Profit FY24 Human Caging System '

new from ‘Collectivism…mutual aid…social solidarity’

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Texas DPS officers are the same people that are arresting and jailing immigrants under Greg Abbott’s “operation lonestar”

All of this is connected. We can’t ignore that we’re organizing against coordinated state oppression.

A dark and shameful day. As Israel starves Palestinians to death and bombs children, the US sends more bombs and warplanes.

History will look back on President Biden - and every member of Congress who voted in support of this legislation - as enablers and supporters of genocide.

Our 2024 platform isn’t anything extravagant, it’s the basics our communities need to stay & thrive in our city: education, housing, immigrant protections, healthcare, less policing & worker justice!

Mayor Eric Adams: we won’t stand down until ALL NYers feel seen, protected & at home…

Freedom of speech and peaceful assembly are basic constitutional rights.

Student protesters — whether you agree with them or not — have a right to safety & fairness. Responding to peaceful demonstrations with weapons and riot gear escalates tension and makes everyone less safe.

President Biden has now passed the point of no return in his support for the genocide. By signing legislation that gives Benjamin Netanyahu another $17 billion blank check for deadly offensive weapons, President Biden has betrayed the soul of our nation and disregarded the will of the…

'The Biden administration is showing that they do NOT care about the lives of Haitian immigrants...this deportation flight is another example of the hypocritical position of the Biden administration towards Haiti'

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Last week, the United States reinstituted deportations to Haiti, sending dozens of Haitians back to dangerous conditions in the nation via the first deportation flight to the nation since January.

Why have Ukrainians had a smoother transition and warmer welcome in the U.S. than others?

Uniting for Ukraine arrivals can work legally immediately after coming here.

They have sponsors.

The first wave was eligible for benefits, like food stamps.

They have bipartisan support.

Many of the migrants who were sent to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 have cleared a significant hurdle in their efforts to obtain visas for people considered victims of crime. More from Sarah Betancourt: wgbh.org/news/local/202…

Zariah is a beloved community member who is not a danger nor a flight risk. She has immense support from her family and friends in the U.S. who are willing to support her through her case outside of detention. Ask ICE to stop unjustly detaining her.

Unbuild Walls

Join Silky Shah, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, and Amna A. Akbar for a conversation about the intersections between immigrant rights, racial justice, and prison abolition, hosted with @detentionwatch

Tuesday, May 7th at 5:00 pm ET

RSVP to join: tickettailor.com/events/haymark…

The Haitian Bridge Alliance convened in Geneva, Switzerland last week to speak ahead of the United Nations. In front of the committee, we called out the deliberate and forceful deportations to Haiti that the Biden Administration persists in carrying out.