In Louisiana, which has more ICE lockups than almost any state, a crisis of prolonged detention is accelerating. Data suggests that the number of immigrants in ICE custody for more than a year has spiked five-fold since 2024.
Our story with The Lens Nola:
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IWQ has joined the @de.ice.citizensbank Coalition to demand Citizens Bank stop financing The GEO Group and CoreCivic.
These two private prison corporations are currently detaining over half of the people currently in ICE custody, the majority of whom have no criminal charges against them.
"Millions of dollars are divested from a major bank in the Garden State. A concert in Maplewood. A film screening in Jersey City. Demonstrations across New Jersey. What do they all have in common? Delaney Hall."
#deicecitizensbank
Systemic barriers continue to limit equitable access to healthcare, housing, education, voting rights, and other opportunities. Juneteenth is both a celebration and a call to learn, stay engaged, and work toward a future where freedom, dignity, and opportunity are truly shared by all.
"Until the bank ends these relationships, it will see more frequent and larger protests outside bank branches across the country. It will also see more customers, both large and small, closing their accounts and pulling their money, as part of the ‘Not with Our Money, Citizens’ campaign."
Proud to stand with @indivisible.org Western Queens in their fight against ICE — including their work with the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition, organizing to hold Citizens Bank accountable for financing the private prison companies holding ICE detainees.
Today I officially closed my accounts at Citizens Bank. This is after months of planning and moving money, accounts, etc. Thank you @de-icecitizensbank.org for raising awareness about Citizens’ financing of immigrant detention centers (concentration camps) including Delaney Hall. /1
More than 50 community organizations today submitted a petition to the Citizens Bank Board of Directors calling on that financial institution to sever financial relationships with CoreCivic and The GEO Group. Our full press statement here: https://ow.ly/Kqew50ZerEQ
Great crowd, great energy, great weather too for today’s Citizens Bank protest in Roslindale MA. 35 folks including some first-timers. Anger at Citizens is still growing.
@de-icecitizensbank.org
@wethepeopledissent.bsky.social
Week 61 of Bearing Witness outside of ICE facility in Burlington, MA @de-icecitizensbank.org
Bolts
Indivisible Western Queens, NY
De-ICE Citizens Bank
De-ICE Citizens Bank
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
Claire Valdez
New Jersey Citizen Action
Christian Roselund
Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
Henry Berman
Protests over immigrant detention and fundraisers to support detainees and their families are prevalent throughout the Garden State.
