Events

The Disappeared in Berks Vigil on April 25, 2026 was a success. See our FB Event page for comments and photos.

Hosted by the BURN Organizing Workgroup (BOW), we're fighting to get ICE out of Berks entirely – no warehouse prison camps and no voluntary collaboration with ICE. We connected with our neighbors to make sure our local resources aren't being used for the federal government's role.

Did you know the county has been quietly moving immigrants from our jail into ICE custody for decades? 75 people – our neighbors – were disappeared in just the past year. We aim to stop that. We want Berks to be a safe, compassionate community, not a pipeline to ICE. We're showing up to stand for dignity, justice, and Constitutional rights for everyone, not just those blessed with American citizenship.

This event was part of a nationwide day of action to oppose the Trump administration's expansion of ICE warehouse detention and its attack on the due process rights of immigrants and all Americans.

This action is part of the #CommunitiesNotCages National Day of Action organized by the Disappeared In America campaign and partners including Detention Watch Network, Public Citizen, The Workers Circle, MoveOn, Indivisible, and many others. A core principle behind all Disappeared In America events is a commitment to nonviolent action.