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“A Hidden System” and the Human Cost of Detention

Americans of all stripes are coming together to shine light on the federal government’s failure to uphold basic human rights and due process for immigrants being held in detention. “A Hidden System” is a short video that ICIRR teamed up on to give a face and a voice to what’s wrong with our ballooning detention industry. Read more…

Night of 1,000 Conversations Seeks Homeland Accountability

The National Rights Working Group Campaign to Hold Homeland Security will launch Thursday, June 19th, as ICIRR and dozens of other groups around the country will conduct “The Night of 1,000 Conversations,” an evening of discussion, education and action about how Department of Homeland Security is undermining the civil liberties and human rights of people living in the United States. Read more…

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