June BOW meeting recap

Monthly BOW Meeting - June 2nd

Celebrate Memorial Day by ending local collaboration with ICE

Written by Jane Palmer Happy Memorial Day, This is my dad, Alfred Brian Palmer, who did not die in the service of his country (also, he was Australian) but he knew first hand what hell it was to be in prison camp. During World War II, he was imprisoned by

ICE Detention Center Realities

IF YOU WITNESS ICE ACTIVITY IN BERKS COUNTY, CALL THE BURN RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE AND GIVE AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU CAN. HOTLINE: 610-850-9930 We need to put an end to human warehousing. DHS/ICE purchased an unused warehouse located at 3501 Mountain Road in Upper Bern Township near I-78

Disappeared in Berks: A Community Stands Up for Its Neighbors

We want ICE completely out of Berks, root and branch — we want a county where all of our neighbors, regardless of status, can live without fear of state-sanctioned violence. Communities across the country are already winning this fight. We can too.

Stand by me - Junto a mí

This heart-wrenching letter to Gov. Shapiro was sent from the wife of a Berks County resident who lives mere miles from the proposed ICE warehouse. The trauma of needless ICE detention and the pain of family separation is evident. (edited to protect identities) February 25, 2026 Dear Governor Shapiro, My

Where is Carlos?

UPDATE: Angela Della Valle was reunited with husband Carlos on April 28 after 258 Days Separated by Prolonged Detention. "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.

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

After No Kings

On March 28, 2026 , at 11th and Rockland Streets and in downtown Kutztown, thousands of Berks Countians showed up at No Kings Protest along with an estimated 8 million people nationwide. It was the largest single day protest in American history. We protested a regime that is sending masked agents

Call Gov. Shapiro

Feb 27, 2026 Thank you for joining the thousands of Pennsylvanians saying NO to ICE in Berks County. And thanks to Governor Shapiro for coming here yesterday and promising to use “every tool at his disposal” to stop planned ICE detention centers here and in neighboring Schuylkill County. “We are

Our concerns

The Department of Homeland Security quietly purchased an industrial warehouse in Upper Bern Township near Hamburg with plans to convert it into an ICE detention center for up to 1,500 people for a limited time. They also purchased a warehouse in Schuylkill County near Tremont to imprison 7,500