Hello Caring People,
We had 25 in attendance for Kat’s presentation last night, including six new guests, two of which joined online. Kat has been so kind to share her incredible work with us by giving us access to her ICE: The Arrest and Detention Machine presentation and her presentation notes. Please pay special attention to slide #38 – main takeaways, and slide #39 – why we must stay hopeful!
The Zoom recording is available with this shareable link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/xVO-UTidfXMBwIW22liRhE094Lsgf1VQPgtbLQATuTPradgiDzKc42unQUv3FYJU.JKjvmDhaQeb6v2_E
Passcode: =1kJrVgs
If you missed Kat Griffith’s September 7th presentation – ICE Arrest and the Detention Machine – you have an opportunity to see it again!
She will be presenting it for a Northern Yearly Meeting (Quakers) via Zoom on October 14th at 7 pm CT. You are welcome to share the link with anyone you personally know or who is part of an organization/group you trust. Please don’t post this on social media or something broadly public. The presentation will probably be recorded — people can reach out to Kat for a link if they want after Oct. 14. This presentation has been slightly updated since she delivered it to our group last month.
October 14 at 7 pm CT
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86538178308?pwd=bqoQzNlGAFSunCUoUIiklUUA9KnutS.1
Meeting ID: 865 3817 8308
Passcode: 048642
ICE Arrest and Detention Machine (presentation created 2026, regularly updated)
This new presentation focuses on the arrest and detention machine the Trump administration has built. Here is what it covers:
- The starting point of our story: border data from 1980-2024
- Resourcing the machine: the DHS budget and the One Big Beautiful Bill
- Staffing the machine: recruiting, hiring and training agents; 287(g) agreements
- The detention center build-out: following the money
- Who’s being detained and what happens in detention?
- A bit of good news, and what we can do
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In Light & Love,
Tracy Abler
Secretary