GEO Group secretly requested ICE change its national detention standards to help them avoid accountability for 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 -- and ICE did. Here's some of the changes ICE made on behalf of GEO Group's secret request: 1. ICE removed lines saying contractors like GEO Group need to follow state and local laws around how they treat people in detention. 2. ICE now states that people in ICE detention are not employees “and are not entitled to wages or benefits under applicable wage laws or labor regulations.” This change was privately requested by GEO Group, who are facing lawsuits in three states (including New Jersey) alleging they are violating minimum-wage laws by paying ICE captives $1 per day. By stating that people in detention are not employees, GEO Group will have a better chance of skirting accountability for their forced labor scheme in court. 3. The new standards also no longer state that people in detention must be paid at least $1/per for their participation in "voluntary" labor. This means GEO Group will be able to get away with what's effectively 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆. According to ICE, part of their reason for releasing the new standards yesterday was to "reduce the burden on our detention operators" -- private prison operators who are already making billions off of the illegal and inhumane detention of our neighbors, including children. In developing these new standards, ICE consulted GEO Group and CoreCivic, yet did not offer a public comment period. These changes also come shortly after David Venturella, who earned millions of dollars as a previous executive of GEO Group, was chosen to lead ICE. Border czar Tom Homan also previously worked for GEO Group.

An ICE agent shot a 63-year-old in San Antonio this week. Phone footage shows Pedro Mendoza Chávez being taken on a stretcher to an ambulance after being shot. The ICE agent who shot him caused a head injury that required stitches. No one knows where he is, not even his wife.

Since an ICE agent shot him in the back on Sunday, Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez has lost sensation on the left side of his body. He now requires surgery to remove the bullet and avoid permanent damage. And ICE is doing everything it can to withhold the care he needs.

Masked ICE agents brutalized a Black U.S. citizen for no reason on Sunday. The agents said they thought he was a fugitive. He wasn't. But that didn't stop the agents from pinning the innocent man to the ground with a knee, punching him, and injuring his head, neck, and teeth.

On Sept 17, ICE attempted to murder Edgar Cabrera-Gómez, 28. He and two other workers were in a work van when ICE pulled them over. While fleeing on foot, he fell. ICE then ran him over with a Dodge Charger. Now he's in ICE custody with a broken leg and spine.

ICE has abducted dozens of workers without criminal records in southwest Kansas across Liberal, Garden City, Dodge City, and surrounding communities this week. To support the families of those abducted, visit dcnazarene.churchcenter.com/…

Mario David Coronado Juárez worked in construction to support his wife and three children. He committed no crime, yet ICE agents in an unmarked vehicle murdered him by chasing him to the point of a fatal crash. To support his family: givebutter.com/community-sup…

Carlos Josué Marchena-Marchena had Type 1 diabetes, yet staff at the Winn concentration camp in Louisiana withheld the insulin and food he needed to survive. Now a brother, partner, and father of four is dead.

The State of Texas plans to execute Ker'Sean Ramey tomorrow despite a lack of conclusive evidence that he was even guilty of the crime he has spent half his life in jail for. (TAKE ACTION BELOW) In 2005, three people were murdered during a botched robbery in Edna, Texas. While Ker'Sean Ramey was present at the scene of the crime, there is no conclusive evidence that he was the shooter. During his trial, Black jurors were systemically excluded from the jury. The State also presented a false testimony, and Mr. Ramey's trial attorney, who wasn't even a full time lawyer, failed to conduct his own investigation or provide witnesses. Now, the Jackson County Criminal Attorney's Office is withholding documents that may be crucial to his defense. Even the Texas Attorney General ordered those documents to be released last week, but his legal team has yet to receive them. Texas plans to executive him tomorrow anyway. Now only the Supreme Court and Texas Governor Greg Abbott can prevent the scheduled execution of Mr. Ramey tomorrow. The Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (TCADP), is asking that people call Governor Abbott today and/or tomorrow and urge him to grant a 30-day reprieve for Mr. Ramey. 📲 Call Governor Abbott: ▶️ (512) 463-1782 and/or ▶️ (512)-463-2000 ✍️ Leave a message online: gov.texas.gov/apps/contact/o… (under Issues, select “Criminal Law and Justice") TCADP has provided this script for your calls/messages: “Hello. I am calling today to urge Governor Abbott to issue a 30-day reprieve to Ker’Sean Ramey. Mr. Ramey faces execution on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, even though the Jackson County Criminal District Attorney’s Office has withheld documents that are potentially crucial to his defense. It is incumbent on the Governor to do everything in his power to stop this execution. Mr. Ramey’s attorneys must have time to analyze these critical files, which they still have not obtained despite a directive from the Texas Attorney General. Thank you for your time and attention to this serious matter.”

ICE has deported the mother of 17-year-old Luis Ochoa, who spoke up after ICE assaulted her son on his way to enlist in the Marines. Because assaulting a child on his way to sign up to serve his country apparently wasn't enough. ICE chose to rip his mother away from him too.

On Sunday, ICE agents rammed DoorDash driver Wilber Garces Perez off the road and shot him. Today his lawyer, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, announced that a judge has granted an emergency order telling ICE not to deport him before the first hearing, which is scheduled for 9/30.

Yesterday, DoorDash driver Wilber Garces Perez was shot in the back by an ICE agent who didn't identify himself. Gunshot wounds to the torso usually mean a week in the hospital, but Garces was discharged into ICE captivity after 9 hours. With the bullet still in his torso.

At the Dilley concentration camp in Texas, a Covid-19 outbreak is endangering the lives of children and family trapped inside. And what is CoreCivic doing? Denying people water, according to reports received by La Colectiva NTX. Water is a basic human right.

ICE's five-day surge in Indiana resulted in 426 people kidnapped, leaving hundreds of devastated and separated families. The vast majority have no criminal record. In fact, ICE's recent release boasting their arrest numbers highlighted only six people with criminal convictions.

On the way to enlist, two American teens stopped to film ICE agents kidnapping parents outside an elementary school. That decision got them beat and pepper sprayed. Agents punched one of them in the face over and over while he lay on the pavement. They no longer plan to enlist.

A young child, unable to hug their parent. A father, unable to feel his baby's first kicks. A family, unable to hug goodbye before their loved one is deported without due process. That's the reality at California City Detention Center since CoreCivic cruelly banned all contact visits. ✍️ Take action: hugsbeyondbars.org

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In Maryland, masked ICE agents beat up people linking arms around a neighbor's home. They tried to run people over with their vehicles -- AKA attempted murder. And the police did nothing. Support the community's recovery >> tinyurl.com/y33vhw4y & linktr.ee/westernmdirc

ICE is torturing trans people in its captivity. Some of their tactics include: - Deprivation of life-saving medications - Mockery, violence, retaliation, and assault - Prolonged solitary confinement, which the U.N. considers torture All without due process.