Actions for the Week of 12/7/25

Written By Darbie Maccubbin

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Action 1: Record numbers in detention, record numbers of lives lost

From Joe Katz at Rogan's List 12/2

The number of people being held in immigration detention in the United States has already grown to the highest level in our history. The Migration Policy Institute estimates it could nearly double in the months to come, putting more than 100,000 people in the camps by January. This increase has come largely at the expense of those who are far from “the worst of the worst,” with a 2,000% increase in the number of detainees without criminal records. The conditions our friends and neighbors are being held in are reportedly poor. They face overcrowding, spoiled food, non-potable water, lack of access to showers and clean clothes, abuse, and medical neglect, and there’s no relief in sight. 2025 has already been the deadliest year to be in ICE custody in decades. 

Congress has poured billions of dollars in extra funding into Trump’s detention camp archipelago, tripling ICE’s budget. They are responsible for every wrecked and lost life, and they need to step up and perform the oversight this moment requires. The National Immigration Law Center has identified a number of steps for our members of Congress, including site visits, insisting on transparent data on deaths and health care, meeting with impacted community members, holding public hearings, and supporting bills like the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act. 

Follow this link to send a pre-scripted letter to your members of Congress endorsing these demands and calling for a stop to the deaths in ICE custody: https://act.nilc.org/page/90920/action/1?supporter.appealCode=20251124_EG_DetaineeETTIN_NILC/?utm_source=rogan%27slist

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Action 3: More judges to thank for holding the line

Facing threats, political pressure and a Supreme Court that has frequently not had their backs, lower court judges are still doing vitally important work to keep this administration’s power within the bounds of the law. Let’s write a note or postcard to acknowledge their work and send encouragement to keep fighting. 

District court judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction earlier this month against the use of force by ICE agents. She has now issued a “blistering” 223 page opinion documenting many uses of force, both before and after her injunction. Thank Judge Ellis for continuing to insist that ICE agents not abuse their power by acts of brutality.

Judge Sara Ellis
Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604

District court judge B. Lynn Winmill has ordered the release of 16 immigrants detained without bond in Idaho, citing due process violations. Thank Judge Winmill for requiring ICE to follow the law when it comes to arrests.

Judge B. Lynn Winmill
James A. McClure Federal Building and United States Courthouse
550 W Fort St
Boise, ID 83724

District court judge Eric Komitee issued an order requiring the administration to again consider protecting children from deportation due to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). There is no guarantee that this reconsideration will produce a different result but deportations of these children cannot occur until the matter is resolved and it is a step in the right direction. Thank Judge Komitee for trying to protect these children.

Judge Eric Komitee
US District Court
225 Cadman Plaza East
Brooklyn, NY 11201

District court judge Jia Cobb ordered Trump’s administration to end the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. because it “illegally intrudes on local officials’ authority to direct law enforcement in the district.” Thank Judge Cobb for ruling against this illegal deployment.

The Honorable Jia M. Cobb
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20001

Phonebanking

The Environmental Voter Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit focused on identifying an estimated 11.2 million environmentalists who did not vote in the 2024 presidential election, and efficiently converting them into a critical mass of consistent voters that will soon be too big for politicians to ignore.

Phonebank with the Environmental Voter Project: https://www.environmentalvoter.org/get-involved

Choose your own outrage with 5 Calls

5 Calls has been around since the first Trump term and offers a quick and easy way to make calls to your elected representatives. Enter your zip code or address and pick a topic. Then choose the representative you want to call, make the call, and read the script provided. Calling your congressperson is the most effective way to influence policy. Please check it out here: https://5calls.org/  

Darbie Maccubbin
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