“Today thousands of #JewsAgainstICE and allies are in DC, putting themselves on the line to shut down ICE and the politicians who enable them. Because when we say Never Again, we mean it.
We’re showing that it’s possible to meaningfully resist ICE’s reign of terror. Now it’s your turn! Our 11 million undocumented neighbors and the thousands of families in detention centers and prison camps need us right now. They need us to come together and stop business as usual, until the politicians that claim to represent us have no choice but to shut ICE down, close the camps, and stop the roundups and the deportations.
Whether or not you’ve planned an action before, we will support you to get things off the ground! Join our mass call on Wednesday, July 17th, at 9PM EST. Even if you can’t make the call, sign up and we’ll send you everything you need to know!”
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“I am both exhausted and energized. Today we stopped business as usual at ICE Headquarters for five hours in 95 degree heat: singing, chanting, and demanding that Speaker Nancy Pelosi take immediate action to end ICE’s reign of terror as the first step in a comprehensive solution to the immigration crisis.
Every door was blocked. No one was getting in or out. ICE was shut down.
Over 1,000 Jews, immigrants, and allies gathered in the street and entrances in front of ICE Headquarters. 80 people risked arrest, occupying the building’s lobby, blockading all entrances, and shutting down all major intersections leading to the facility. We prevented workers from entering or exiting the building for the better part of the afternoon.
Federal police forces responded violently, physically shoving protestors and threatening to drive through the blockade. ICE employees even assaulted an intern from a local TV station while they were filming. And 11 people were arrested inside the headquarter’s lobby and remain in custody.
Of course, this violence pales in comparison to the violence these federal agencies commit against immigrants, at our borders and around the country. The American public has been recently exposed to the realities of detention and family separation that the immigrant community has been experiencing for decades. In the face of shifting public opinion on immigration, Americans are ready for a new vision on immigration that recognizes the dignity of immigrant workers and families.
That is why we must continue to take action everywhere. Our response must match the scale of the crisis we are facing. Sign up for our mass call tomorrow night at 9pm ET to learn how to take action within your own community.
Today, Jews, immigrants, and allies shut down a federal agency for over four hours. This is the type of action this moment demands. Join us.
Serena, Never Again Action “
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