The #Detroit City Council budget hearing is stacked in person and online! Speakers so far have advocated for funds to be set aside for families impacted by ICE/CBP and also to double DDOT’s budget. One speaker so far has advocated for defunding DPD to put towards these priorities.

If you’re traveling, follow these digital security practices to keep federal authorities from getting into your phone.

In our Highway Robbery report, we talk about how overpolicing and racial profiling target low-income drivers, and can lead to minor traffic offenses spiraling into a never-ending cycle of jail and court-involvement for marginalized drivers. detroitjustice.org/highwayrobbe...

Truthout is grateful to open submissions for the sixth annual Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize. The prize is awarded for essays authored by currently incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers. bit.ly/KeeleyPrize

“I need to be very clear, and for it to be very loud, ICE is not welcome, not only in Romulus and Southfield, ICE is not welcome in Michigan,” said U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib. “We are going to stand strong in saying abolish ICE. There was life before ICE. There can be life after abolishing ICE.”

Police departments across the U.S are tapping into school district security cameras & sharing the information with DHS. Surveillance equipment in schools was never a project to keep children safe; this tech is used to regulate, control, seperate and intimidate immigrant families.

ICE is expanding their office in Detroit and opening new ones in Grand Rapids and Southfield. We have got to push back on the expansion of ICE as well as any proposal that would give them more funding, including for ineffective body cameras. michiganadvance.com/briefs/repor...

ICE out of Minneapolis is a good start, but we need ICE out of everywhere. No good can come from an organization this violent and reckless especially when they are not being held accountable for their harm.

Some coverage from yesterday’s press conference calling to end ICE operations featuring our ED, Nancy A. Parker!

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