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PERS divest from ICE subcontractor

PERS divest from ICE subcontractor

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Started by Katie Schneider 8 months, 3 weeks ago

The state of Oregon's Public Employee Retirement Fund has $1 million invested in the Geo Group. The Geo Group is the private for-profit prison contractor running the Northwest ICE detention facility in Tacoma. They also transport all detainees from Portland to that facility. We are Oregon voters who do not support ICE''s unconstitutional and violent tactics. We value civil rights and the rule of law over profit. Blood money has no place in our bank accounts. We demand divestment now.

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Reached 100 supporters

September 2, 2026

38 Comments

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Tom Wells
8 months ago Featured

Even before the catastrophe that is the Ice detention system, for prophet prisons have no place in public pension funds.

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Jeanne Nicholas
8 months ago Featured

This feels incredibly unethical and opaque, to be investing state employees money in a company/companies that run contrary to what most Oregon state agencies and state policies say they stand for. Please DIVEST these funds now

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Norma Silliman
8 months ago Featured

Immigration detention should not be run the same as prisons. Our immigration system needs to be welcoming and humane. Immigrants deserve to not have the rules changed and then be accused of being criminals. They are integral parts of our communities. They are our neighbors. Stop funding for profit detention centers and ICE.

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Polensek Natasha Andrea
8 months ago Featured

ICE is behaving very irresponsibly and causing harm to US citizens and innocent immigrants. I do not want my pension fund to support ICE

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John Gunn
8 months ago Featured

Thanks Monte, I didn't know. I think all investments should have a moral screen. CoreCivic and Geo Group should definitely be screen out.

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Zora Dermer
8 months ago Featured

These so called detention centers are akin to concentration camps. Gains derived from these stocks amount to blood money. It’s time to divest.

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Armando Gonzales Verified
1 month ago

Unethical

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Jacqueline Hanes Verified
1 month ago

Not accountable For profit Not adhering to the law regarding detention

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