National coalition working to end immigration detention. Publishes reports on conditions and expansion. Coordinates the #CommunitiesNotCages campaign.

National hotline for detained people, detention facility map, abuse and death documentation, and community bond fund network directory.

Geneva-based research center mapping immigration detention worldwide. Maintains detailed US facility profiles.

Tracks detention conditions, publishes transparency reports, documents solitary confinement and medical neglect in ICE facilities.

Uses FOIA to obtain and analyze granular ICE/CBP data on detentions, deportations, court backlogs, and enforcement trends. Essential for data journalists.

Tools and methodologies for safely, ethically, and effectively documenting ICE operations and detention conditions through video and media.

Litigates major constitutional challenges to detention policies. Published 2024 report documenting 63 ICE detainee deaths (2017-2023).

Runs the 'Shut Down Folkston' campaign. Litigation Director Meredyth Yoon leads legal challenges to Folkston IPC conditions.

Free legal services to detained immigrants in Arizona. One of the largest legal aid providers in the detention system. Filed 53 complaints about Folkston IPC.

New York-based. Operates statewide ICE raid hotline and rapid response network. Publishes ICE raid tracking data.

Builds technology and legal infrastructure to support immigrant rights. Filed formal complaints about Folkston IPC.

Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services. Major bond fund and legal services provider in Texas.

Litigates on behalf of detained immigrants in the Southeast. Investigates detention conditions. Co-signed Folkston complaint.

Grassroots community organizing across NY, NJ, CT, PA, NV. Combines legal services, community resistance, and political advocacy.

Latinx/Chicanx political organizing hub. Runs #FreeThemAll and NotOneMore campaigns. Coordinates direct action against ICE operations and detention expansion.

Largest immigrant youth-led network. Operates rapid response infrastructure including ICE raid alert systems and know-your-rights trainings.

Academic researcher and geographer tracking detention expansion geography. Affiliated with TRAC Syracuse.

Covers the intersection of local elections, prosecutors, and criminal/immigration policy. Useful for understanding how local officials enable or resist detention.

Former senior Border Patrol agent turned whistleblower. Tracks facility design, due process obstruction, and the IGSA-to-sheriff model shift.

New York-focused immigration newsroom covering enforcement, detention, and immigrant community impact.

Investigative outlet with significant detention and deportation reporting including leaked documents and enforcement policy exposes.

Nonprofit newsroom covering criminal justice. Sustained detention reporting including deaths in custody, conditions, and private prison profiteering.

Publishes factsheets, legal analyses, and policy briefs on detention and enforcement. Research reports on facility-by-facility tracking.

Covers executive power overreach, due process, and the legal framework enabling detention expansion. Published 'How ICE's Budget Boom Is Changing Immigration Detention.'

Published 'Force Multiplier' report documenting the 287(g) arrest bounty system — $1.4-2B to local law enforcement with performance bonuses based on arrest counts.

Documents asylum and detention policy impacts. Publishes ICE Flight Monitor monthly reports tracking deportation and domestic transfer flights.

Source for 287(g) agreement data used in this site. Published 'How is your local government collaborating with ICE?' research guide.

Source for IGSA facility data used in this site. Pioneered the SAFE Network providing legal counsel to detained immigrants.

Platform for uploading, annotating, and sharing source documents. Widely used by journalists to publish FOIA results and detention-related documents.

Platform for filing, tracking, and sharing public records requests. Large archive of ICE/CBP FOIA results. Active FOIA request for ICE response to Folkston OIG report.

State-by-state open records law guides. Essential for filing state and county records requests related to IGSA agreements and detention contracts.

Open-source flight tracking. Does not filter government aircraft (unlike FlightAware). Used by researchers to monitor ICE Air Operations flights.

Most comprehensive publicly available map of ICE warehouse locations. Google Map with clickable locations showing status and community responses.

Google Map tracking proposed and confirmed detention sites with property-level detail including address, ownership, and sale status.

Free archive of PACER documents. Reduces cost of accessing federal court records — lawsuits against facilities, habeas petitions, conditions litigation.

Search corporate registrations to trace shell companies and subsidiaries involved in detention facility ownership and warehouse purchases.

Federal contract opportunities and entity registrations. Track new detention-related solicitations and contract awards.

For researching GEO Group and CoreCivic. 10-K filings reveal facility locations, contract details, revenue by segment, and expansion plans.

Federal spending database. Search ICE contracts by NAICS code, recipient, and location. Primary data source for the ANC contract signals tracked on this site.