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National #CommunitiesNotCages: Stop ICE Warehouse Detention

Saturday, April 25: VIGIL @1:30PM Reading Public Library sidewalk.

TOWN HALL 2-4 PM Unitarian Universalist Church, 416 Franklin St. Let us know you're coming via our Facebook event OR our Mobilize page.

Berks County Commissioners Town Hall

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM at the Boyertown Community Library at 24 North Reading Avenue, Boyertown. Doors open 6pm.

Prison Board Meeting

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 9:00am promptly. County Services Bldg 13th Floor, 633 Court Street.

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justice, not more jails,

compassion, not cruelty,

Constitution, not chaos,

communities, not cages.

Stand by me - Junto a mí

This heart-wrenching letter was sent from Gladis to Gov. Shapiro. She and her husband Carlos Gonzalo live in Bern Township, mere miles from the proposed ICE warehouse. The trauma of needless ICE detention and the pain of family separation is evident. You have the rare chance to show support for

Where is Carlos?

"Every day, Angela Della Valle drives an hour through central Louisiana’s yellow-pine hills to visit her husband at Winn Correctional Center, in the middle of the Kisatchie National Forest. The former state prison now houses immigration detainees. She pulls up to the gate as sunlight filters through the

Seriously, Dan?

Congressman Dan Meuser wrote this opinion piece on March 27 detailing the assurances he's received from DHS about the warehouses in Upper Bern and Tremont. His tone suggests that we all just relax because everything is gonna be alright. Seriously, Dan? As if we don't know

Dear Prison Board, We have questions.

Dear Prison Board, We have questions. You, the members of the Berks County Prison Board, are responsible for the safe-keeping, discipline, and employment of prisoners, and the government and management of the Berks County Jail, where upwards of 700 people are held every day at a cost to taxpayers of