
Detention Watch Network (DWN)
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NEW from upEND! Silky Shah of Detention Watch Network (DWN) 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/episod…


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 The Guardian Jose Olivares: theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…


Left Voice editor and immigration reporter Sam Carliner spoke with Detention Watch Network (DWN) executive director Silky Shah 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…


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/blog/new…