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Council’s $21 million cut to APD does not meet this moment
AUSTIN, Tex. — The following is a joint statement from Grassroots Leadership and Communities of Color United regarding today’s Austin City Council vote for the 2020-2021 city budget:
The community uprising led by and in support of Black lives and the call for divestment from the system of violent policing has been powerful to witness. Read more about Council’s $21 million cut to APD does not meet this moment
Two notorious Texas detention centers receive new 10-year ICE contracts with private prison corporations
Taylor, TX — Last week, in a move seemingly designed to ensure mass detention continues for another decade, ICE awarded 10-year contracts to private prison corporations to operate two notorious Texas detention centers — CorecCivic’s T. Don Hutto and GEO Group’s South Texas Detention Complex. Read more about Two notorious Texas detention centers receive new 10-year ICE contracts with private prison corporations
New report analyzes relationship between tech companies and surveillance on Black and Latinx Austinites
AUSTIN, Tex. — A new report by Grassroots Leadership, Mijente, and Just Futures Law, Austin’s Big Secret: How Big Tech and Surveillance are Increasing Policing, analyzes the relationship between tech companies and the city government and the links that increase policing and surveillance of Austin residents, specifically Black and Latinx Austinites. Read more about New report analyzes relationship between tech companies and surveillance on Black and Latinx Austinites
Immigration advocates call on Williamson County Commissioners Court to end controversial 287(g) deportation program
AUSTIN — Today, immigration advocates sent a letter to the Williamson County Commissioners Court calling for the termination of County’s 287(g) deportation program with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The current agreement was set to expire at the end of June. Read more about Immigration advocates call on Williamson County Commissioners Court to end controversial 287(g) deportation program
Six active COVID-19 cases at T. Don Hutto detention center, according to woman recently released
Taylor, TX — In a video obtained by Grassroots Leadership, a woman recently released from T. Don Hutto detention center after community and congressional pressure reports there are six active COVID-19 cases at the immigration jail located in Taylor, Texas. Read more about Six active COVID-19 cases at T. Don Hutto detention center, according to woman recently released
