Not only is ICE terrorizing communities in their homes and on the streets across the United States, but they are also detaining individuals in detention facilities right in our backyards. Two of the country’s largest private prison contractors, CoreCivic and GEO Group, are profiteering from caging people in immigration detention facilities.

This system is not just morally wrong, it is being funded with our tax dollars.

Local governments are complicit - and make us complicit - when they sign contracts with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct or allow the federal government to utilize local spaces for detention facilities.

ICE's practice of detaining immigrants exacerbates fear, breaks families apart, and perpetuates cycles of trauma. The conditions in many of these detention facilities have been notorious for being substandard, with reports of inadequate healthcare, lack of basic human rights for detainees, and abusive treatment by facility staff. Moreover, these centers do not make communities safer; rather, they foster an atmosphere of racism and discrimination.

CoreCivic and GEO Group, cashing in taxpayer funds, continue to expand this oppressive network. Both companies have shown little accountability for the conditions inside their facilities. ICE detention facilities hold around 73,000 people on any given day with little regard to their due process rights. This is an affront to our supposed “values” as a nation that likes to pride itself on “liberty and justice for all.”

We must unite to call on our local elected officials to stand up against this inhumane practice by refusing to enter into or renew contracts with DHS for the construction of ICE detention facilities. By doing so, we will not only aid in the fight against the unnecessary detention of immigrants but also set a precedent for humane treatment and community principles.

Not only is ICE terrorizing communities in their homes and on the streets across the United States, but they are also detaining individuals in detention facilities right in our backyards. Two of the country’s largest private prison contractors, CoreCivic and GEO Group, are profiteering from caging people in immigration detention facilities.

This system is not just morally wrong, it is being funded with our tax dollars.

Local governments are complicit - and make us complicit - when they sign contracts with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to construct or allow the federal government to utilize local spaces for detention facilities.

ICE's practice of detaining immigrants exacerbates fear, breaks families apart, and perpetuates cycles of trauma. The conditions in many of these detention facilities have been notorious for being substandard, with reports of inadequate healthcare, lack of basic human rights for detainees, and abusive treatment by facility staff. Moreover, these centers do not make communities safer; rather, they foster an atmosphere of racism and discrimination.

CoreCivic and GEO Group, cashing in taxpayer funds, continue to expand this oppressive network. Both companies have shown little accountability for the conditions inside their facilities. ICE detention facilities hold around 73,000 people on any given day with little regard to their due process rights. This is an affront to our supposed “values” as a nation that likes to pride itself on “liberty and justice for all.”

We must unite to call on our local elected officials to stand up against this inhumane practice by refusing to enter into or renew contracts with DHS for the construction of ICE detention facilities. By doing so, we will not only aid in the fight against the unnecessary detention of immigrants but also set a precedent for humane treatment and community principles.

According to reporting from late December 2025, ICE is planning to build detention warehouses in the following areas:

Stafford, VA
El Paso, TX
Oklahoma City
Hutchins, TX
Hagerstown, MD
Port Allen, LA
Hammond, LA
Highland Park, MI
Roxbury, NJ
Baytown, TX
Jefferson, GA
Salt Lake City
Glendale, AZ
Jupiter, FL
San Antonio
Social Circle, GA
Los Fresnos, TX
Tremont, PA
Kansas City, MO
Merrillville, ID
Merrimack, NH

Sign this petition to urge your local government representatives to refuse any contracts or renewals with ICE facilities and protect the integrity and safety of our communities.

Together, we have the power to shape how immigration policies are enacted at the local level. Sign today.

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