NEWS TO USE — Project Salt Box part of nationwide effort to track, protest potential ICE detention centers nationwide

NEWS TO USE — Project Salt Box part of nationwide effort to track, protest potential ICE detention centers nationwide

Posted inDemocracy, Diversity, Immigration, news
Project Salt Box, a Maryland website initially launched to track down the use of government contracts to purchase or lease immigration detention centers in the state, is part of a nationwide effort to expose Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expansion nationwide, including the recent purchase of a warehouse in Surprise, AZ. The website features a nationwide map of ICE Warehouse purchases. Opponents are fighting back by reviewing and reporting on government warehouse purchasing contracts, protesting developers/building owners renting or selling their facilities, protesting at city and county meetings to pressure officials to cancel ICE purchases. Existing detention centers are also being tracked at ICE Detention Reports.
NEWS TO USE — ‘Resist and Unsubscribe:’ February spending boycott of big tech targets ICE actions in Minnesota, nationwide

NEWS TO USE — ‘Resist and Unsubscribe:’ February spending boycott of big tech targets ICE actions in Minnesota, nationwide

Posted inDemocracy, Diversity, local, news, Uncategorized
A spending boycott of big tech and other corporate supporters of the Trump administration is continuing nationwide. "Resist and Unsubscribe" is the brainchild of New York University marketing professor Scott Galloway. The 10 companies to boycott during February include: - Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, OpenAI, Paramount+, Uber and X.
American Immigration Council — ICE Is Using AI to Track Americans

American Immigration Council — ICE Is Using AI to Track Americans

Posted inDemocracy, Immigration
Mission Creep: AI Surveillance at DHS Crosses Dangerous Line Into Tracking Americans The artificial intelligence (AI) tools built to guard America’s borders are now extending their policing powers into America’s neighborhoods. What began as AI-powered immigration enforcement confined primarily to our southern border is rapidly becoming something else: a quiet expansion of government surveillance into everyday life.
Flagstaff joins nationwide anti-ICE protest event on Jan. 31

Flagstaff joins nationwide anti-ICE protest event on Jan. 31

Posted inDemocracy, Diversity, Immigration, local, news
FLAGSTAFF — Protesters marched down Humphrey Street (video) to the Flagstaff City Hall on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 to celebrate the ongoing removal of the City's Flock surveillance cameras and to protest against ICE enforcement actions in Minneapolis, Minn. and other cities across the nation. Nearly 200 protesters ended up waving signs, (video) shouting slogans and cheering at honking motorists (video) as part of the event. Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensified during the past few weeks following the shooting deaths of ICE watchers Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Jan. 24. The protest and related actions also added a few extra elements as dozens of local bicycle riders (video) rode through downtown Flagstaff (video) as part of the nationwide "Pedal for Pretti" memorial rides. Rides were held on Jan. 31 in Iowa City,  Milwaukee,  Portland, Ore., San Francisco and elsewhere.
Keep Flagstaff Together to present Rapid Response Observer Training on Feb. 7

Keep Flagstaff Together to present Rapid Response Observer Training on Feb. 7

Posted inDemocracy, Diversity, Education, Events, local, news
Concerned about ICE activity coming to our community? We are a group of volunteers organized through Keep Flagstaff Together, a project of Catch Fire Movement, to respond in real time when ICE is active here in Flagstaff.  Our purpose is to observe and record ICE activity and support our neighbors. If you'd like to learn more, come join us at this training. The training will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026 in Flagstaff.