Detention is not the answer! Thousands of migrants are put in detention centers (another term for immigrant jails and prisons) every day without any legal requirement to do so.

It's time to stop the unnecessary imprisonment of otherwise innocent people that fuel the multi-billion dollar private detention industry. Instead, we must transition to community-based alternatives to immigration detention that are not profit-driven.

Community-based and community-supported alternative programs have operated successfully throughout the world, including the U.S., where nonprofit organizations have stepped in to provide the legal orientation and social service supports asylum seekers and immigrants are not receiving from the government. Additionally, community-based alternatives to detention are often cheaper and have better outcomes, including lower recidivism rates.

We must demand Congress act now. We must stop lining the pockets of private industries profiting from detention centers and immediately create a humane system.

Sign the petition to tell Congress: "Invest in communities with community-based alternatives. No more ICE detention centers!"