gene christy·Dec 5, 2025The Kidnapping of Rosie MaguireA contemporary tale of Project 2025A response icon1A response icon1
Sam Oser·Jan 16, 2020Why Detention Centers are Actually Concentration CampsWhat is a concentration camp, actually? That definition is largely associated with the gas chambers of the Holocaust. The reality, however…
Cindy Knoebel·Aug 3, 2018“Immigrant detention is incarceration without any due process.”Recently, I interviewed Vasudha Talla, Staff Attorney for the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Northern California, about her current…
Cindy Knoebel·May 10, 2018Alameda County Rallies Around Immigrant RightsIn Alameda County, CA, eight community-based organizations have banded together to help undocumented immigrants fight for their rights…
Cindy Knoebel·Mar 22, 2018“At El Refugio, we welcome people.When Amilcar Valencia moved from El Salvador to the U.S. in 2010, he brought with him a wealth of experience as a community builder and…
Cindy Knoebel·Dec 16, 2017CIVIC SPOTLIGHT: West County Detention Facility Visitation GroupFor the past year, a committed group of volunteers — led by CIVIC’s Rebecca Merton — has been visiting detained men and women at Richmond’s…
Annie Windholz·Aug 4, 2017Leaked ICE Memo and Arrest Data Reveal Shift in ICE PolicyICE agents have been directed to take action with any undocumented immigrant encountered
Eduardo Coronel·Jul 1, 2017California Schools are Sanctuaries (CASAS)What does it mean to be a Sanctuary School?A response icon1A response icon1
Annie Windholz·Jun 28, 2017Hunger Strikes at Immigrant Detention Centers in Washington and CaliforniaMen and women protest living conditions in detention centers, and the policies that put them there