More states join the growing consensus to end immigration detention

Nationwide  — When the COVID-19 pandemic began, immigrant rights advocates raised the alarm over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) putting the lives of people in detention at even more risk. As the federal government declares this public health emergency over, calls are intensifying for the Biden administration to address an array of cruel immigration detention practices and policies.  Local communities across the country are proposing state legislation that would end ICE facility contracts as a step toward shutting down detention centers entirely.