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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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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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March 7, Another national day of protest at Citizens Bank Branches. We will be heading back to Stow, MA 11-12pm. Come join us! Learn more here: boycottcitizens.org #boycottcitizens @boycottcitizens.bsky.social
@nashobaindivisible.bsky.social @swingbluealliance.org
tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
@nashobaindivisible.bsky.social @swingbluealliance.org
tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
Citizens Bank: Stop Financing ICE prisons - Google My Maps
WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN!
Join us across the region on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 from 11-noon as we protest at Citizens Bank branches to demand that they stop financing ICE prisons. Some local dates and ...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
March 7, Another national day of protest at Citizens Bank Branches. We will be heading back to Stow, MA 11-12pm. Come join us! Learn more here: boycottcitizens.org #boycottcitizens @boycottcitizens.bsky.social
@nashobaindivisible.bsky.social @swingbluealliance.org
tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
@nashobaindivisible.bsky.social @swingbluealliance.org
tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
After failing to publish detainee death reports for months, ICE has uploaded eleven of them: www.ice.gov/detain/detai...
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
After failing to publish detainee death reports for months, ICE has uploaded eleven of them: www.ice.gov/detain/detai...
If you're interested in how DHS is spending its massively bloated budget and you're not following @projectsaltbox.bsky.social, you're missing out. Really great stuff!
A 25-yr procurement pro says the massive ICE detention expansion is "doomed to failure."
$100k spending bottlenecks
Immigration detention via Navy loopholes
Warehouses with no water
Inside the $55B plan where career staff say "cruelty is the policy."
$100k spending bottlenecks
Immigration detention via Navy loopholes
Warehouses with no water
Inside the $55B plan where career staff say "cruelty is the policy."
"Doomed to Failure”
Veteran officials know the plan is unworkable. Political leadership doesn't care. And the budget has soared past $55 billion.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
If you're interested in how DHS is spending its massively bloated budget and you're not following @projectsaltbox.bsky.social, you're missing out. Really great stuff!
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really fun but also important to get to talk about ICE and 287g on a politics-elections podcast, important to connect the dots between who we're electing and how law enforcement policies are actually working out. (thanks @geoffreyskelley.com for the invite)
On the DDHQ Podcast, @taniel.bsky.social from @boltsmag.org reviewed the prosecutor & sheriff elections happening in 2026.
Some sheriff races to watch are in places that Trump lost in '24 but that are working with ICE through the 287(g) program.
decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/episode-16...
Some sheriff races to watch are in places that Trump lost in '24 but that are working with ICE through the 287(g) program.
decisiondeskhq.substack.com/p/episode-16...
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
really fun but also important to get to talk about ICE and 287g on a politics-elections podcast, important to connect the dots between who we're electing and how law enforcement policies are actually working out. (thanks @geoffreyskelley.com for the invite)
GEO Group and CoreCvic are lobbying for legislation that would force banks to give them loans.
So is Citizens Bank.
See the disclosures that show Citizens has been lobbying on the Fair Access to Banking Act since at least 2024: lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
So is Citizens Bank.
See the disclosures that show Citizens has been lobbying on the Fair Access to Banking Act since at least 2024: lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand.
ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans
Major banks have denied financing to ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic — but a bill pushed by companies could force their hand.
interc.pt
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
GEO Group and CoreCvic are lobbying for legislation that would force banks to give them loans.
So is Citizens Bank.
See the disclosures that show Citizens has been lobbying on the Fair Access to Banking Act since at least 2024: lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
So is Citizens Bank.
See the disclosures that show Citizens has been lobbying on the Fair Access to Banking Act since at least 2024: lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
🚨 Is CBRE, the largest real estate company in the world, helping advance ICE's plans to hold immigrants in warehouses? Here's what we know.
According to December Bloomberg reporting, CBRE's leadership rejected plans to get involved last year, "according to two people familiar with the matter." 1/
According to December Bloomberg reporting, CBRE's leadership rejected plans to get involved last year, "according to two people familiar with the matter." 1/
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
🚨 Is CBRE, the largest real estate company in the world, helping advance ICE's plans to hold immigrants in warehouses? Here's what we know.
According to December Bloomberg reporting, CBRE's leadership rejected plans to get involved last year, "according to two people familiar with the matter." 1/
According to December Bloomberg reporting, CBRE's leadership rejected plans to get involved last year, "according to two people familiar with the matter." 1/
People who choose to profit from imprisoning human beings do not value human life.
West Michigan man details medical neglect in Baldwin ICE detention center
While lawmakers investigate the death of a 56-year-old detainee at the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, one West Michigan man shares his experience.
www.wzzm13.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
People who choose to profit from imprisoning human beings do not value human life.
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We can’t allow a new network of camps to be built!
3/7 at Citizen Bank branches everywhere- tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
@boycottcitizens.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
3/7 at Citizen Bank branches everywhere- tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
@boycottcitizens.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
We can’t allow a new network of camps to be built!
3/7 at Citizen Bank branches everywhere- tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
@boycottcitizens.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
3/7 at Citizen Bank branches everywhere- tinyurl.com/De-ICECitizensBank
@boycottcitizens.bsky.social @in-slwm.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social
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As another round of extreme low temperatures sweeps parts of the U.S., people in dilapidated jails and prisons face an increased risk of illness and even death.
The threat of losing power, poor heating systems and a general lack of medical attention can compound problems in frigid conditions.
The threat of losing power, poor heating systems and a general lack of medical attention can compound problems in frigid conditions.
When Temps Plunge, Dilapidated Jails and Prisons Put Lives at Risk
Aging infrastructure is a major challenge when it comes to extreme weather in prisons, jails and detention facilities in the U.S.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
As another round of extreme low temperatures sweeps parts of the U.S., people in dilapidated jails and prisons face an increased risk of illness and even death.
The threat of losing power, poor heating systems and a general lack of medical attention can compound problems in frigid conditions.
The threat of losing power, poor heating systems and a general lack of medical attention can compound problems in frigid conditions.
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SCOOP: ICE has done more than 60 secret flights on Air Wisconsin since mid-January, according to @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social. I watched one load this afternoon.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/air-wisconsi...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/air-wisconsi...
Air Wisconsin has done 60+ ICE flights since mid-January
Dozens of secret flights carrying shackled migrants follow Air Wisconsin’s sale to ICE’s flight broker.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 5, 2026 at 11:03 PM
SCOOP: ICE has done more than 60 secret flights on Air Wisconsin since mid-January, according to @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social. I watched one load this afternoon.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/air-wisconsi...
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/air-wisconsi...
An ICE subcontractor called BDR Strategic Services has been hiring for dozens of positions embedded in detention facilities specifically to push "self-deportation.
They're calling them "Detainee Support Officers."
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They're calling them "Detainee Support Officers."
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February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
An ICE subcontractor called BDR Strategic Services has been hiring for dozens of positions embedded in detention facilities specifically to push "self-deportation.
They're calling them "Detainee Support Officers."
share.google/oEIJj3TV20CD...
They're calling them "Detainee Support Officers."
share.google/oEIJj3TV20CD...
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Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Immigrants have paid more in taxes than they have received in benefits every single year for the past 30 years, according to new analysis from Cato.
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
Remember this the next time Trump and his racist lackeys call immigrants "freeloaders."
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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.
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