News of the ongoing hunger strike at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, WA is extremely concerning. We know that our immigration detention system is in shambles, and that reforms are long overdue.
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Our current system is inhumane, unjust, and driven by private, for-profit corporations like The GEO Group, which operates the Northwest Detention Center.
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This bill will end the use of private facilities and repeal mandatory detention, while restoring due process, oversight, accountability, and transparency to the immigration detention system.
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We need to listen to people in detention, community activists, and concerned constituents who are shining a light on the shameful practices taking place at the Northwest Detention Center and detention centers across the country. Read more here
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