Contact your elected officials
As we have seen across the country, detained immigrants have experienced abuse, medical neglect, violence, family separation and a lack of access to counsel. Local officials continue to say that they know nothing about these facilities or that there is nothing they can do to help. Other locations across the country have proved that wrong. Pushing back enough has halted sales and changed minds. We must keep fighting against the wrongful imprisonment of our neighbors!
Tired of your elected official saying there’s nothing they can do? Here are examples of officials fighting back.
There are simple actions that you can take at each one of these sites:
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Call, email, fax or write the local representatives
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Call, email, fax or write your state representatives
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Attend the next city council, town council, or county commissioner’s meeting.
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Contact the leasing agent/owner for the building
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Attend a protest
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Talk to your friends and family--especially those that are not engaged or informed
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Ask those running for election/reelection this year to make a statement about ICE.
North Carolina Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
(919) 814-2000
Email contact form:
https://governor.nc.gov/contact/contact-governor-stein
Attorney General Jeff Jackson
North Carolina Office of the Governor
20301 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
(919) 814-2000
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HERTFORD COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Senator Hanig
300 N Salisbury St, Rm 629
Raleigh, NC 27603
919.715.8293
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Representative Ward
1713 West Main St
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
919.733.5780
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County Board of Commissioners
115 Justice Drive, Suite 1
Winton, NC 27986
(252) 358-7823
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Dear Attorney General Jackson, I am writing to express my deep opposition to the Winton ICE Processing Center in Hertford County, North Carolina. The recent announcement by the GEO Group of their plans to open an ICE facility in our state is alarming. I do not want an ICE detention center in our state and I know that the majority of NC residents share this sentiment. I am also concerned with the possibility of new facilities and offices in Cary, Charlotte, Concord, and Greensboro. Over the last year, the ACLU has reported the sexual and physical abuses committed by staff that are rampant in detention centers including physical violence and the denial of life-saving medications to cause painful death. Detention centers and warehouses are sites of trauma, family separation, and inadequate care, as made evident by the innumerable reports, complaints, and legal actions that have been taken against such facilities. The GEO Group, owner of Winton ICE Processing Center, has a substantial record of complaints and lawsuits for its inhumane living conditions, abuse, spoiled food, contaminated drinking water, unsanitary facilities, medical neglect, and more. In fact, there were four hunger strikes at GEO-owned ICE facilities this year. North Carolinians need disaster relief, healthcare assistance, and strong public education—not abuses that stain our state. You have spoken against ICE in the past for arresting citizens as well as people with no criminal history. We urge you to demand accountability, immediately stop the funding and cooperation with ICE, redirect resources to real public needs, and stop the expansion of ICE facilities in North Carolina. We ask you to speak out again. Protect your constituents. Protect our communities. Stop the expansion of ICE throughout North Carolina! Regards, [name]
Dear Governor Stein, I am writing to express my deep opposition to the Winton ICE Processing Center in Hertford County, North Carolina. The recent announcement by the GEO Group of their plans to open an ICE facility in our state is alarming. I do not want an ICE detention center in our state and I know that the majority of NC residents share this sentiment. I am also concerned with the possibility of new facilities and offices in Cary, Charlotte, Concord, and Greensboro. Over the last year, the ACLU has reported the sexual and physical abuses committed by staff that are rampant in detention centers including physical violence and the denial of life-saving medications to cause painful death. Detention centers and warehouses are sites of trauma, family separation, and inadequate care, as made evident by the innumerable reports, complaints, and legal actions that have been taken against such facilities. The GEO Group, owner of Winton ICE Processing Center, has a substantial record of complaints and lawsuits for its inhumane living conditions, abuse, spoiled food, contaminated drinking water, unsanitary facilities, medical neglect, and more. In fact, there were four hunger strikes at GEO-owned ICE facilities this year. North Carolinians need disaster relief, healthcare assistance, and strong public education—not abuses that stain our state. You have spoken against ICE in the past for arresting citizens as well as people with no criminal history. We urge you to demand accountability, immediately stop the funding and cooperation with ICE, redirect resources to real public needs, and stop the expansion of ICE facilities in North Carolina. We ask you to speak out again. Protect your constituents. Protect our communities. Stop the expansion of ICE throughout North Carolina! Regards, [name]
Dear Senator Hanig, I am writing to express my deep opposition to the Winton ICE Processing Center in Hertford County, North Carolina. The recent announcement by the GEO Group of their plans to open an ICE facility in our state is alarming. I do not want an ICE detention center in our state and I know that the majority of NC residents share this sentiment. Over the last year, the ACLU has reported the sexual and physical abuses committed by staff that are rampant in detention centers including physical violence and the denial of life-saving medications to cause painful death. Detention centers and warehouses are sites of trauma, family separation, and inadequate care, as made evident by the innumerable reports, complaints, and legal actions that have been taken against such facilities. The GEO Group, owner of Winton ICE Processing Center, has a substantial record of complaints and lawsuits for its inhumane living conditions, abuse, spoiled food, contaminated drinking water, unsanitary facilities, medical neglect, and more. In fact, there were four hunger strikes at GEO-owned ICE facilities this year. North Carolinians need disaster relief, healthcare assistance, and strong public education—not abuses that stain our state. You have spoken against ICE in the past for arresting citizens as well as people with no criminal history. We urge you to demand accountability, immediately stop the funding and cooperation with ICE, redirect resources to real public needs, and stop the expansion of ICE facilities in North Carolina. We ask you to speak out again. Protect your constituents. Protect our communities. Stop the expansion of ICE throughout North Carolina! Regards, [name]
Dear Representative Ward, I am writing to express my deep opposition to the Winton ICE Processing Center in Hertford County, North Carolina. The recent announcement by the GEO Group of their plans to open an ICE facility in our state is alarming. I do not want an ICE detention center in our state and I know that the majority of NC residents share this sentiment. Over the last year, the ACLU has reported the sexual and physical abuses committed by staff that are rampant in detention centers including physical violence and the denial of life-saving medications to cause painful death. Detention centers and warehouses are sites of trauma, family separation, and inadequate care, as made evident by the innumerable reports, complaints, and legal actions that have been taken against such facilities. The GEO Group, owner of Winton ICE Processing Center, has a substantial record of complaints and lawsuits for its inhumane living conditions, abuse, spoiled food, contaminated drinking water, unsanitary facilities, medical neglect, and more. In fact, there were four hunger strikes at GEO-owned ICE facilities this year. North Carolinians need disaster relief, healthcare assistance, and strong public education—not abuses that stain our state. You have spoken against ICE in the past for arresting citizens as well as people with no criminal history. We urge you to demand accountability, immediately stop the funding and cooperation with ICE, redirect resources to real public needs, and stop the expansion of ICE facilities in North Carolina. We ask you to speak out again. Protect your constituents. Protect our communities. Stop the expansion of ICE throughout North Carolina! Regards, [name]
Dear Hertford County Commissioners, I am writing to express my deep opposition to the Winton ICE Processing Center in Hertford County, North Carolina. The recent announcement by the GEO Group of their plans to open an ICE facility in our state is alarming. I do not want an ICE detention center in our state and I know that the majority of NC residents share this sentiment. Over the last year, the ACLU has reported the sexual and physical abuses committed by staff that are rampant in detention centers including physical violence and the denial of life-saving medications to cause painful death. Detention centers and warehouses are sites of trauma, family separation, and inadequate care, as made evident by the innumerable reports, complaints, and legal actions that have been taken against such facilities. The GEO Group, owner of Winton ICE Processing Center, has a substantial record of complaints and lawsuits for its inhumane living conditions, abuse, spoiled food, contaminated drinking water, unsanitary facilities, medical neglect, and more. In fact, there were four hunger strikes at GEO-owned ICE facilities this year. North Carolinians need disaster relief, healthcare assistance, and strong public education—not abuses that stain our state. You have spoken against ICE in the past for arresting citizens as well as people with no criminal history. We urge you to demand accountability, immediately stop the funding and cooperation with ICE, redirect resources to real public needs, and stop the expansion of ICE facilities in North Carolina. We ask you to speak out again. Protect your constituents. Protect our communities. Stop the expansion of ICE throughout North Carolina! Regards, [name]
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