FARMVILLE, Va. — On Sunday, October 19, people detained at Farmville Detention Center reported evidence of worms in their food. When people detained brought this up to staff in the detention center and refused to eat all three meals the next day out of concern for their health and safety, the staff retaliated against them by threatening to remove access to food for sale in the detention center’s commissary. People detained at Farmville are demanding access to clean and edible food, including fruits and vegetables. People detained at Farmville also demand a meeting with CoreCivic and ICE leadership about the worsening situation at the detention center.
Advocates mourn another loss of life to ICE detention under Trump — record number of ICE deaths within a calendar year
IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — Freedom for Immigrants, Imperial Liberation Collaborative, and Detention Watch Network are mourning the death of Huabing Xie who died in ICE custody on September 29 after being detained at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in California. Immigrant justice groups are demanding an immediate investigation and public release of the findings related to Mr. Xie’s death.
Private Prison Corporation Defying California Law at Unpermitted Immigration Detention Center
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. — Mega prison corporation CoreCivic is detaining people in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Marshals Service at the California City Correctional Facility despite its failure to comply with California law and obtain the required city permits. City officials previously alerted CoreCivic that the city found serious safety concerns at the prison, including a failed fire department inspection, and that the facility could not legally operate in the city.
FFI: Shut Down Angola — for ICE, for Everyone!
NEW ORLEANS — Following the Trump administration’s announcement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin detaining people at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary as a tactic to force people to give up on their immigration cases, Laura Hernández, executive director of Freedom for Immigrants, issued the following statement.
FFI Decries Passage of Heartbreaking Anti-Immigration Bill
Trump’s spending and anti-immigration bill slashes tens of billions of dollars from health care, food assistance, education programs, and other vital services to provide a staggering $150 billion for immigration enforcement and makes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) the largest law enforcement agency in the United States.
More Detention Means More Deaths, Family Separation, and Private Prison Profits
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amid another series of preventable deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, a record-high daily detention population number, and Trump and Congress’ push to drastically increase ICE’s detention budget by $45 billion, or 13 times the current funding level, Laura Hernández, executive director of Freedom for Immigrants, issued the following statement.
Freedom for Immigrants Launches New Initiative to Disrupt Prison-to-ICE Pipeline
LOS ANGELES — Freedom for Immigrants (FFI) today launched Project Keep Away, an initiative devoted to preventing prison-to-immigration detention transfers by empowering community members both inside and outside of prisons with educational resources and programming as well as a live, free helpline available to people inside two California prisons.
'Unprecedented Assault on Our Human Rights': On Day of Action, FFI Decries Expanded Detention and Deportation Operations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As advocates across the country take to the streets today for the Communities Not Cages National Day of Action, anchored by Detention Watch Network, Freedom for Immigrants (FFI) joins those detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in demanding the immediate release of community members and an end to the Trump administration's reckless expansion of mass detention and deportations. Nearly 48,000 people are now in ICE custody, the highest number since 2019.