Detention Watch Network Interview
into detention centers. That’s because the US has had mandatory detention laws since the Clinton administration in 1996. These harsh immigration detention laws target immigrants from South and Central America, Middle East, and other minorities looking to migrate to the US.
Detention Watch Network wants to abolish immigration detention in the United States.
Find out how Detention Watch Network wants to dismantle the world’s largest immigration detention system in the United States.
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August 3, 2022
Detention Watch Network Is Working Towards a World Where People Move Freely
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People deserve to be treated with respect and dignity wherever they choose to live. But the harsh immigration system in the US has the opposite effect. The need to end immigration detention is the wish of millions of immigrants who want to call America their home. In today’s episode, we talked with Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network.
Detention Watch Network Washington is a nonprofit organization that calls on collective advocacy and grassroots organizing to end immigration detention. They have been around for 25 years and are fighting for those who don't have anyone to call for help.
Treating People With Dignity and Respect
Detention Watch Network believes in a world where every person is treated with dignity and respect. The organization wants to end immigration detention and remove mass deportation policies in the US in hopes of creating a world where anyone can move freely.
They do it through organizing, advocacy, litigation, direct service, research and communications to abolish immigration detention. They are a network of individuals and organizations in direct communication with the Biden administration over the issue of immigrant human rights.
Listen to the whole interview to find out how Detention Watch Network is using strategic communications to abolish immigration detention. In addition, you can also become a member and donate to help the organization achieve its goal.
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