Boycott Citizens
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Exploring strategies for nonviolent resistance to the mass detention, deportation, and surveillance of our neighbors. Calling on Citizens Bank to stop financing GEO Group and CoreCivic.
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People tend to assume this map is meant to be a boycott guide. It isn't.
What it is:
• A tool for understanding the scale of ICE’s corporate ecosystem and how it extends into our communities
• A starting point for strategic, targeted organizing
What it is:
• A tool for understanding the scale of ICE’s corporate ecosystem and how it extends into our communities
• A starting point for strategic, targeted organizing
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“There are other students with whom we have lost contact who might also be in a detention facility,” Columbia Heights district officials said today.
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
“There are other students with whom we have lost contact who might also be in a detention facility,” Columbia Heights district officials said today.
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This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care.
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back.
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
If you have a group with some extra capacity that wants to help, there's an important gap here:
Families of those who die in ICE custody shouldn't have to struggle to raise the money to bring their love ones' bodies home. And there should be an independent autopsy provided every single time.
Families of those who die in ICE custody shouldn't have to struggle to raise the money to bring their love ones' bodies home. And there should be an independent autopsy provided every single time.
ICE bypasses El Paso medical examiner for autopsy on migrant
ICE bypassed the county medical examiner in favor of a military facility for the autopsy of a Nicaraguan man and won’t release a ruling to the public.
www.texastribune.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:56 PM
If you have a group with some extra capacity that wants to help, there's an important gap here:
Families of those who die in ICE custody shouldn't have to struggle to raise the money to bring their love ones' bodies home. And there should be an independent autopsy provided every single time.
Families of those who die in ICE custody shouldn't have to struggle to raise the money to bring their love ones' bodies home. And there should be an independent autopsy provided every single time.
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"Our investment here in New Jersey is allowing for the terror in Minnesota,” said @maketheroadnj.bsky.social. "We want to make sure we're not forgetting the conversation about the data infrastructure+backbone that holds up ICE. The state shouldn't be giving one $ to Palantir'.”
tinyurl.com/mtfb289z
tinyurl.com/mtfb289z
New Jerseyans Demand State Divestment From ICE Profiteer Palantir - The American Prospect
Locals at a routine state investment council meeting this week told board members they must get taxpayer money out of the surveillance tech company.
prospect.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
"Our investment here in New Jersey is allowing for the terror in Minnesota,” said @maketheroadnj.bsky.social. "We want to make sure we're not forgetting the conversation about the data infrastructure+backbone that holds up ICE. The state shouldn't be giving one $ to Palantir'.”
tinyurl.com/mtfb289z
tinyurl.com/mtfb289z
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🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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This is a big deal.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
VICTORY: After thousands of locals protested, called, and gave public comments, a company halted the sale of a Virginia warehouse to DHS to be used for immigrant detention.
DHS wants to buy 23 warehouses nationwide. Resist all of them.
DHS wants to buy 23 warehouses nationwide. Resist all of them.
Hanover warehouse owner pulls out of potential Virginia ICE facility deal
The company, Jim Pattison Developments, put out a statement Friday afternoon saying the deal would not proceed.
www.dailypress.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 PM
This is a big deal.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny.
We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
👀 More surveillance toys for ICE. Looks like they'll be handing out a no-bid award for $1-2M worth of "covert surveillance equipment for investigative purposes" (drones) soon.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
👀 More surveillance toys for ICE. Looks like they'll be handing out a no-bid award for $1-2M worth of "covert surveillance equipment for investigative purposes" (drones) soon.
Profiting from keeping kids in prisons? Fine.
Not supporting businesses that profit from keeping kids in prisons? Fascist.
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Not supporting businesses that profit from keeping kids in prisons? Fascist.
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February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Profiting from keeping kids in prisons? Fine.
Not supporting businesses that profit from keeping kids in prisons? Fascist.
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Not supporting businesses that profit from keeping kids in prisons? Fascist.
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The Leavenworth Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve a special use permit request by CoreCivic to operate an ICE detention facility in a former prison in the city.
Thought it was strange that CoreCivic suddenly decided to apply for that permit. Guess they knew $omething the rest of us didn't.
Thought it was strange that CoreCivic suddenly decided to apply for that permit. Guess they knew $omething the rest of us didn't.
In a meeting that stretched well into the evening, the Leavenworth Planning Commission heard professional recommendations and passionate public comments about the company. The issue has become, for some residents, a local node in a nationwide political clash.
A for-profit immigrant detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, is one step closer to opening
A planning commission in Leavenworth recommended granting CoreCivic a permit to open a detention center, but with qualifications. The final decision will be left to the city’s commission.
www.kcur.org
February 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The Leavenworth Planning Commission voted 5-1 to approve a special use permit request by CoreCivic to operate an ICE detention facility in a former prison in the city.
Thought it was strange that CoreCivic suddenly decided to apply for that permit. Guess they knew $omething the rest of us didn't.
Thought it was strange that CoreCivic suddenly decided to apply for that permit. Guess they knew $omething the rest of us didn't.
In 2019, just months after multiple banks decided to cut ties with private prison companies, "discussions regarding financial industry practices" began showing up in CoreCivic & GEO Group lobbying disclosures.
The push for anti-"debanking" legislation is, in part, a result of their efforts.
The push for anti-"debanking" legislation is, in part, a result of their efforts.
Understanding Debanking: Evaluating Governmental, Operational, Political, and Religious Financial Account Closures
Debanking can be a frustrating and nerve-racking experience.
www.cato.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
In 2019, just months after multiple banks decided to cut ties with private prison companies, "discussions regarding financial industry practices" began showing up in CoreCivic & GEO Group lobbying disclosures.
The push for anti-"debanking" legislation is, in part, a result of their efforts.
The push for anti-"debanking" legislation is, in part, a result of their efforts.
“US-based Boycott Citizens, an anti-ICE protest movement, has placed [Target Hospitality] on its list of businesses to avoid.”
TDR Capital, which owns UK grocery chain Asda, is also majority shareholder of Target Hospitality, owner of the Texas ICE facility that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos.
TDR Capital, which owns UK grocery chain Asda, is also majority shareholder of Target Hospitality, owner of the Texas ICE facility that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos.
Asda owner under fire for links to Trump’s Ice immigration raids
The owner of Asda is facing a backlash over links to Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids.
www.yahoo.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
“US-based Boycott Citizens, an anti-ICE protest movement, has placed [Target Hospitality] on its list of businesses to avoid.”
TDR Capital, which owns UK grocery chain Asda, is also majority shareholder of Target Hospitality, owner of the Texas ICE facility that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos.
TDR Capital, which owns UK grocery chain Asda, is also majority shareholder of Target Hospitality, owner of the Texas ICE facility that held 5-year-old Liam Ramos.
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by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe
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"Two clients Lawyer Eric Lee visited last week, a boy and a girl who are twins, turned 5 in the detention center....The twin 5-year-olds, and their family members who are 9, 16, and 18, have been there for an appalling eight months."
Why a Scared 5-Year-Old Boy Shook Our National Conscience
What the image of Liam Ramos, grabbed in Minnesota and thrown in detention in Texas, means for our democracy.
lnk.thebulwark.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 AM
"Two clients Lawyer Eric Lee visited last week, a boy and a girl who are twins, turned 5 in the detention center....The twin 5-year-olds, and their family members who are 9, 16, and 18, have been there for an appalling eight months."
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Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
www.propublica.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a “riot control agent” that law enforcement can use for crowd control.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
“It just doesn’t work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,” an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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A bit of background on the West Virginia state corrections department's agreement with ICE. From Oct. 2025. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/02/w...
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
A bit of background on the West Virginia state corrections department's agreement with ICE. From Oct. 2025. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/10/02/w...
"For nearly a year, the City of Leavenworth and private prison operator CoreCivic have been battling in court over the future of a closed detention center. That fight could reach a key turning point this week."
Timeline: How Leavenworth’s detention center fight with CoreCivic unfolded
For nearly a year, the City of Leavenworth and private prison operator CoreCivic have been battling in court over the future of a closed detention center.
www.kmbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:49 PM
"For nearly a year, the City of Leavenworth and private prison operator CoreCivic have been battling in court over the future of a closed detention center. That fight could reach a key turning point this week."
Capgemini won't be the last.
The backlash against ICE has grown beyond US borders.
Capgemini, a major French consulting and information technology company, said Sunday it will sell a US division that does business with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
cnn.it/46u1L0n
Capgemini, a major French consulting and information technology company, said Sunday it will sell a US division that does business with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
cnn.it/46u1L0n
February 2, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Capgemini won't be the last.
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THIS:
In the wake of the horrific ICE killings in Minnesota, many prominent Democrats have called for ICE to wear body cameras. Yesterday, @equalityalec.bsky.social talked to @democracynow.org about how important it is that we don't get distracted by meaningless & counterproductive reforms.
February 2, 2026 at 10:41 PM
THIS:
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Many sheriffs have joined ICE’s 287(g) program, which empowers their deputies to make immigration arrests. Of all the counties in the program, there are nine that opposed Donald Trump in 2024 and are electing their sheriff this year.
boltsmag.org/crimina...
boltsmag.org/crimina...
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Many sheriffs have joined ICE’s 287(g) program, which empowers their deputies to make immigration arrests. Of all the counties in the program, there are nine that opposed Donald Trump in 2024 and are electing their sheriff this year.
boltsmag.org/crimina...
boltsmag.org/crimina...
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Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
New from @pabloreports.bsky.social: "A massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite President Donald Trump’s 'mass deportation' agenda."
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:18 AM
New from @pabloreports.bsky.social: "A massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite President Donald Trump’s 'mass deportation' agenda."
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40 people out peacefully in 10 degrees to protest Citizens Bank funding of detention sites! @indivisible.org @wethepeopledissent.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 6:07 PM
40 people out peacefully in 10 degrees to protest Citizens Bank funding of detention sites! @indivisible.org @wethepeopledissent.bsky.social
African Contract Solutions is one of the companies newly added to a Navy contract vehicle DHS is funneling $55 BILLION through to expedite the expansion of ICE detention capacity.
This is extraordinarily alarming.
africancsi.com/capabilities...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
This is extraordinarily alarming.
africancsi.com/capabilities...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
African Contract Solutions is one of the companies newly added to a Navy contract vehicle DHS is funneling $55 BILLION through to expedite the expansion of ICE detention capacity.
This is extraordinarily alarming.
africancsi.com/capabilities...
sam.gov/workspace/co...
This is extraordinarily alarming.
africancsi.com/capabilities...
sam.gov/workspace/co...