Detention Watch Network
@detentionwatchnetwork.org
A national coalition building power through collective advocacy, grassroots organizing, & strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S. #FreeThemAll #AbolishDetention
Local communities are courageously taking on ICE to fight detention warehouses from entering their towns and winning! People are uniting together, uplifting their shared values to welcome people & keep everyone safe, calling on businesses to take a stand, & demanding ICE out of their communities.
ICE wanted this Kansas City warehouse. The people resisted and won.
"This decision wouldn’t have happened without several weeks of protest and collective action by low-wage workers,” one organizer said.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Local communities are courageously taking on ICE to fight detention warehouses from entering their towns and winning! People are uniting together, uplifting their shared values to welcome people & keep everyone safe, calling on businesses to take a stand, & demanding ICE out of their communities.
Tonight! Register here: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
February 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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“The violence we see today is a direct consequence of the $170 billion that Congress handed to Homeland Security in last year’s reconciliation bill, fueling the administration’s mass detention & deportation agenda at an unprecedented scale, “ said Setareh, from DWN in an op-ed for the @thehill.com
thehill.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 PM
“The violence we see today is a direct consequence of the $170 billion that Congress handed to Homeland Security in last year’s reconciliation bill, fueling the administration’s mass detention & deportation agenda at an unprecedented scale, “ said Setareh, from DWN in an op-ed for the @thehill.com
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Leqaa Kordia, a New Jersey woman who was detained by federal immigration agents during a 2024 protest at Columbia University, suffered a seizure after she fell and hit her head in a Texas detention center, her lawyers and federal officials said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4asLPg1
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Leqaa Kordia, a New Jersey woman who was detained by federal immigration agents during a 2024 protest at Columbia University, suffered a seizure after she fell and hit her head in a Texas detention center, her lawyers and federal officials said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4asLPg1
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Thursday, February 12, 12-12:30pm PT / 3-3:30pm ET
Register Here: jvp.org/gazaPH
Register Here: jvp.org/gazaPH
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Power Half-Hour for Gaza: Channel grief & outrage into action to stop a genocide. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...
After two years, the genocide in Gaza continues, we are overwhelmed with sorrow and outrage yet we are steadfast in our commitment to Palestinian liberation.
There are no words to describe the devast...
jvp.org
February 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Thursday, February 12, 12-12:30pm PT / 3-3:30pm ET
Register Here: jvp.org/gazaPH
Register Here: jvp.org/gazaPH
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Looking for ways to take action on ICE and keep the pressure up for Palestine? Join tomorrow’s JVP Power Half-Hour to take action in the community together.
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Looking for ways to take action on ICE and keep the pressure up for Palestine? Join tomorrow’s JVP Power Half-Hour to take action in the community together.
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People are resisting and organizing against the expansion of immigrant detention in their communities. Check out this Feb. 19 @detentionwatchnetwork.org webinar to learn more about such efforts through DWN's Communities Not Cages campaign, and to hear insights from organizers in CA, FL, and KS:
Join us for our second webinar with organizers from FL, KS, and CA on how they are resisting detention expansion to Abolish ICE!
📆Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 13:00-14:30 PT/ 15:00-16:30 CT/ 16:00-17:30 ET
🔗Register here: bit.ly/RESISTANCE101
📆Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 13:00-14:30 PT/ 15:00-16:30 CT/ 16:00-17:30 ET
🔗Register here: bit.ly/RESISTANCE101
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
People are resisting and organizing against the expansion of immigrant detention in their communities. Check out this Feb. 19 @detentionwatchnetwork.org webinar to learn more about such efforts through DWN's Communities Not Cages campaign, and to hear insights from organizers in CA, FL, and KS:
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Love is action. This Valentine’s Day and every day, DWN stands with immigrants and rejects the violence and dehumanization they face every day. Join us in taking action and demanding dignity for all. #ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants #NoICEFunding 🧡Take action: bit.ly/ACLUcallscript
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Love is action. This Valentine’s Day and every day, DWN stands with immigrants and rejects the violence and dehumanization they face every day. Join us in taking action and demanding dignity for all. #ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants #NoICEFunding 🧡Take action: bit.ly/ACLUcallscript
Join us for our second webinar with organizers from FL, KS, and CA on how they are resisting detention expansion to Abolish ICE!
📆Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 13:00-14:30 PT/ 15:00-16:30 CT/ 16:00-17:30 ET
🔗Register here: bit.ly/RESISTANCE101
📆Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 13:00-14:30 PT/ 15:00-16:30 CT/ 16:00-17:30 ET
🔗Register here: bit.ly/RESISTANCE101
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Join us for our second webinar with organizers from FL, KS, and CA on how they are resisting detention expansion to Abolish ICE!
📆Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 13:00-14:30 PT/ 15:00-16:30 CT/ 16:00-17:30 ET
🔗Register here: bit.ly/RESISTANCE101
📆Thursday, February 19th, 2026 at 13:00-14:30 PT/ 15:00-16:30 CT/ 16:00-17:30 ET
🔗Register here: bit.ly/RESISTANCE101
Over the weekend, ICE reported at least two active measles cases at the South Texas Family Detention Center (Dilley). The ICE facility, which jails parents with their children, including babies, has a well-documented record of abuse, including medical neglect.
Measles reported at the Dilley Detention Center — a tinderbox of impending tragedy for children and their parents
Dilley, Texas — Over the weekend Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported at least two active measles cases at the South Texas Family Detention Center (Dilley). The ICE facility, which jails...
www.detentionwatchnetwork.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Over the weekend, ICE reported at least two active measles cases at the South Texas Family Detention Center (Dilley). The ICE facility, which jails parents with their children, including babies, has a well-documented record of abuse, including medical neglect.
After sending over 40,000 letters to Congress, the Senate heard your demands and voted to separate the DHS funding bill from other components of the original funding package, but it's not over!
✉️Send a letter here: bit.ly/noicefunding2
#Communitiesnotcages #abolishice #cuticefunding
✉️Send a letter here: bit.ly/noicefunding2
#Communitiesnotcages #abolishice #cuticefunding
February 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM
After sending over 40,000 letters to Congress, the Senate heard your demands and voted to separate the DHS funding bill from other components of the original funding package, but it's not over!
✉️Send a letter here: bit.ly/noicefunding2
#Communitiesnotcages #abolishice #cuticefunding
✉️Send a letter here: bit.ly/noicefunding2
#Communitiesnotcages #abolishice #cuticefunding
NEW REPORT: Exposes years of extensive environmental hazards and carceral violence at the Glades Detention Center in #Florida. Click to read: bit.ly/4rdMhFK
@afsc-org.bsky.social @aclufl.bsky.social
@afsc-org.bsky.social @aclufl.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
NEW REPORT: Exposes years of extensive environmental hazards and carceral violence at the Glades Detention Center in #Florida. Click to read: bit.ly/4rdMhFK
@afsc-org.bsky.social @aclufl.bsky.social
@afsc-org.bsky.social @aclufl.bsky.social
‼️URGENT: Call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on DHS funding bill! The Senate is expected to vote TOMORROW, 1/29.
Call your Senators today: act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/call-congr...
Call your Senators today: act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/call-congr...
January 28, 2026 at 10:14 PM
‼️URGENT: Call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on DHS funding bill! The Senate is expected to vote TOMORROW, 1/29.
Call your Senators today: act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/call-congr...
Call your Senators today: act.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/a/call-congr...
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🚨👀 This is powerful.
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🚨👀 This is powerful.
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
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I've been doing politics professionally for 20 years and I don't think I've ever seen 1,000 groups sign onto anything. 100 groups is usually a massive number. 1,000 is almost incomprehensible.
🚨👀 This is powerful.
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
Over 1,000 (ONE THOUSAND) orgs are asking Congress to "refuse to provide" one more dollar to ICE & CBP and "take action to revoke the tens of billions" given by the reconciliation (Trump's big ugly bill).
Key ask of the letter that just went to Congress. ↘️
January 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I've been doing politics professionally for 20 years and I don't think I've ever seen 1,000 groups sign onto anything. 100 groups is usually a massive number. 1,000 is almost incomprehensible.
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Thank you @detentionwatchnetwork.org. We @fsfp.bsky.social are proud to have joined this letter. ICE is a secret police force for Trump. It must be abolished and we must end immigration imprisonment. Alongside this coalition letter, see our statement on this: freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/u...
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Thank you @detentionwatchnetwork.org. We @fsfp.bsky.social are proud to have joined this letter. ICE is a secret police force for Trump. It must be abolished and we must end immigration imprisonment. Alongside this coalition letter, see our statement on this: freespeechforpeople.org/wp-content/u...
Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.
January 27, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Today, in a massive show of support, 1,025 organizations, including immigrant justice, human rights, civil rights, faith, and labor organizations, sent a letter to members of Congress to express horror, outrage & deep grief about the recent shooting deaths by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Join our team! DWN is hiring an administrative associate. The Administrative Associate will provide administrative and logistical support across the organization, including providing executive support to the Senior Leadership Team.
Learn more: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/about/jobs-o...
Learn more: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/about/jobs-o...
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Join our team! DWN is hiring an administrative associate. The Administrative Associate will provide administrative and logistical support across the organization, including providing executive support to the Senior Leadership Team.
Learn more: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/about/jobs-o...
Learn more: www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/about/jobs-o...
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🚨 TODAY
We’re mobilizing to stop ICE detention from expanding in New York State and we need your voice.
☎️ Join our weekly phone zaps, Tuesdays, 1 pm
Take 10 minutes to put pressure where it counts!
👉 RSVP here: bit.ly/PassDND26
#DignityNotDetention #PassDND #CommunitiesNotCages #DefundICE
We’re mobilizing to stop ICE detention from expanding in New York State and we need your voice.
☎️ Join our weekly phone zaps, Tuesdays, 1 pm
Take 10 minutes to put pressure where it counts!
👉 RSVP here: bit.ly/PassDND26
#DignityNotDetention #PassDND #CommunitiesNotCages #DefundICE
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🚨 TODAY
We’re mobilizing to stop ICE detention from expanding in New York State and we need your voice.
☎️ Join our weekly phone zaps, Tuesdays, 1 pm
Take 10 minutes to put pressure where it counts!
👉 RSVP here: bit.ly/PassDND26
#DignityNotDetention #PassDND #CommunitiesNotCages #DefundICE
We’re mobilizing to stop ICE detention from expanding in New York State and we need your voice.
☎️ Join our weekly phone zaps, Tuesdays, 1 pm
Take 10 minutes to put pressure where it counts!
👉 RSVP here: bit.ly/PassDND26
#DignityNotDetention #PassDND #CommunitiesNotCages #DefundICE
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Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is proposing the legislation as a number of Democratic candidates become increasingly vocal in their calls to rein in or eliminate ICE.
Democratic lawmaker to introduce bill to cripple DHS' ability to detain immigrants
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is proposing the legislation as a number of Democratic candidates become increasingly vocal in their calls to rein in or eliminate ICE.
nbcnews.to
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is proposing the legislation as a number of Democratic candidates become increasingly vocal in their calls to rein in or eliminate ICE.
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I am introducing the Melt ICE Act to end funding for immigrant detention and monitoring.
We have seen the danger in infusing resources into DHS’s abuses of power. Funding for ICE is fuel for human suffering.
It’s time to start melting ICE.
We have seen the danger in infusing resources into DHS’s abuses of power. Funding for ICE is fuel for human suffering.
It’s time to start melting ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I am introducing the Melt ICE Act to end funding for immigrant detention and monitoring.
We have seen the danger in infusing resources into DHS’s abuses of power. Funding for ICE is fuel for human suffering.
It’s time to start melting ICE.
We have seen the danger in infusing resources into DHS’s abuses of power. Funding for ICE is fuel for human suffering.
It’s time to start melting ICE.
📣Now more than ever, we need real leaders to act courageously for the rights and dignity of everyone. We welcome @ramirez.house.gov's leadership in introducing the Melt ICE Act to say no more!
No more endless funding for ICE, no more abuse and death at the hands of ICE, no more cruel detention!
No more endless funding for ICE, no more abuse and death at the hands of ICE, no more cruel detention!
Ramirez, Clarke Unveil Legislation to Defund ICE, the Melt ICE Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Delia C.
ramirez.house.gov
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
📣Now more than ever, we need real leaders to act courageously for the rights and dignity of everyone. We welcome @ramirez.house.gov's leadership in introducing the Melt ICE Act to say no more!
No more endless funding for ICE, no more abuse and death at the hands of ICE, no more cruel detention!
No more endless funding for ICE, no more abuse and death at the hands of ICE, no more cruel detention!
NEW analysis from DWN’s executive director,
@silkys13.bsky.social on the mass deportation agenda during 2025. The passage of the funding bill allocating $170 billion to immigration enforcement was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy & the Trump admin's aspiring facism.
@silkys13.bsky.social on the mass deportation agenda during 2025. The passage of the funding bill allocating $170 billion to immigration enforcement was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy & the Trump admin's aspiring facism.
After Congress allocated an additional $170 billion for immigration enforcement in July, ICE became the largest law enforcement agency in the country, with a bigger budget than the Bureau of Prisons, FBI, and most militaries in the world.
Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country
With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment.
truthout.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
NEW analysis from DWN’s executive director,
@silkys13.bsky.social on the mass deportation agenda during 2025. The passage of the funding bill allocating $170 billion to immigration enforcement was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy & the Trump admin's aspiring facism.
@silkys13.bsky.social on the mass deportation agenda during 2025. The passage of the funding bill allocating $170 billion to immigration enforcement was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy & the Trump admin's aspiring facism.
📅Join us TODAY on Wednesday 1/21 at 5 pm ET for the national community call to demand Congress cut funding for ICE! @humanrightsfirst.org @nilc.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social @amnesty.org
Register here: bit.ly/nofunds4ice
Register here: bit.ly/nofunds4ice
January 21, 2026 at 3:58 PM
📅Join us TODAY on Wednesday 1/21 at 5 pm ET for the national community call to demand Congress cut funding for ICE! @humanrightsfirst.org @nilc.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social @amnesty.org
Register here: bit.ly/nofunds4ice
Register here: bit.ly/nofunds4ice