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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.
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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.
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Ultimately, DWN imagines a world where every individual lives & moves freely & a society in which racial equity is the norm and immigration is not criminalized.
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We want to connect with you elsewhere! Follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Facebook and LinkedIn, or sign up for our email list to stay updated on our work: 📨bit.ly/joinDWN
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) retweeted
The Trump admin is again prioritizing criminal prosecutions against people for entering or reentering the U.S. w/o permission, w/ Congress poised to divert billions to supercharge prosecutions and profits of private prison companies. New explainer here: immigrantjustice.org/staff/b…
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) retweeted
Listen to the full interview on the latest episode of our podcast, All That's Left: open.spotify.com/episode/70X…
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Left Voice editor and immigration reporter @saminthecan spoke with @DetentionWatch executive director @silkys13 about Trump's expansion of the war on immigrants and why advocates for immigrant rights should unite with other struggles against oppression. leftvoice.org/immigrants-hav…
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People imprisoned in immigration detention at Etowah were subject to its harsh conditions, including zero access to outdoor recreation, inadequate medical & mental health care, barely edible food, & the longest average length of stay for people detained system-wide.
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The Sheriff's decision to re-open Etowah for ICE is an about-face of the community and feeds into Trump’s massive immigration detention expansion plan, which will tear apart families, put people’s lives in danger, and cost taxpayers greatly. #communitiesnotcages #shutdownetowah
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) retweeted
Ulises Peña López is a Sunnyvale resident who had his constitutional rights abused by ICE. Ulises rightfully requested proof of a warrant, and was met with aggravated assault and violence. He is currently hospitalized and struggling to breathe. kqed.org/news/12028303/ice-a…
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) retweeted
Our country needs to invest in a humane immigration system that works for all people NOT stuff the pockets of corporations like Akima that is making huge profits detaining and abusing people in Guantánamo Bay. Read more from @guardian @jlosc9: theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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The return of family detention is unconscionable. Family detention centers have a documented history of negligence and abuse, like inadequate medical & mental health care and threats to separate families if children misbehave. nbcnews.com/politics/nationa…
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Detention is harmful & traumatic for everyone especially children. Families should be able to navigate their immigration cases in community with support services provided & facilitated by local community based groups not ICE. detentionwatchnetwork.org/pr…
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) retweeted
NEW from upEND! @silkys13 of @DetentionWatch discusses the trauma of family separation that results from both immigration detention and family policing & the need to see carceral systems as connected to create strategies to dismantle them. upendmovement.org/podcast/ep…
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Detention Watch Network (DWN) retweeted
Policymakers must step up to defend human needs from cuts and to prevent taxpayer dollars from being used for war and tearing millions of families apart.
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With the first flights arriving at Guantánamo Bay, it’s clear that Trump’s immigration detention expansion plan and use of Guantánamo Bay will tear apart families, put people’s lives in danger, and cost taxpayers greatly. theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
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The U.S. military base is an embodiment of islamophobia, anti-Blackness, and xenophobia with a well-documented history of abuse and torture. 📣NO MONEY FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION at Guantánmo or anywhere. Sign the petition:🔗bit.ly/dwnaction1
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