Pima Resists ICE - PRICE

Pima Resists ICE - PRICE A coalition of orgs and advocates working to stop MTC from opening a detention center in Marana

New PRICE billboard near Marana Rd off of I-10 - making sure everyone driving past knows what Marana and DHS want to do ...
05/28/2026

New PRICE billboard near Marana Rd off of I-10 - making sure everyone driving past knows what Marana and DHS want to do to our lovely town 😕

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2026  A continuación se muestra la versión en español.PRICE billboard near I-10 and Maran...
05/27/2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2026 A continuación se muestra la versión en español.

PRICE billboard near I-10 and Marana Rd warns residents of potential ICE detention center

(Marana, AZ) Pima Resists ICE (PRICE), a Southern Arizona community coalition, has installed an anti-ICE detention center billboard in Marana. It reads, “Marana, AZ. You could be 10 minutes from an ICE detention center. Welcome home.” It also directs them to the PRICE website (PRICEAZ.org), where they can learn more about why this ICE facility would be bad for Marana, and what they can do to help stop it.

Located just south of Marana Road, on the east side of Interstate 10, the six-month rental of this advertising space will help spread the word to town residents and others that Management & Training Corporation (MTC), a private, for-profit prison company with a long history of mismanagement and abuses, is in talks with the the Department of Homeland Security to turn the former Marana correctional facility into yet another of the Trump regime’s cruel and inhumane centers for detention and deportation of our immigrant neighbors.

“PRICE has grave concerns about many issues,” said Bennett Burke, media lead. “We believe that MTC isn’t qualified to run any kind of prison properly, and that the facility isn’t large enough to meet federal standards for numbers of beds, which they plan to drastically increase. Despite the boosters’ praise of ICE bringing jobs into the community, those jobs are dehumanizing, low-wage jobs that support the lawlessness and violence of ICE raids across our nation. I live in Marana, and like many of us, we don’t want to live 10 minutes from facilities persecuting immigrants, over 70 percent of whom have committed no crimes.”

PRICE is a grassroots coalition comprised of local advocates, community members, and organizations who are working to support immigrants, fight against mass incarceration, and dismantle the systems that uphold white supremacy in our community. We are committed to standing up for our neighbors in Pima County, with a focus on preventing the ICE detention center from opening in Marana.

DIRECTIONS to the Billboard

From Interstate 10 and Marana Road, take the east frontage road south for about six tenths of a mile. There’s a state highway milepost marker on the east side of the frontage road very near the billboard, 237.

Bennett Burke, Media Lead
PRICE (Pima Resists ICE)
[email protected]
520-560-5397

PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA: 26 de mayo de 2026

Cartel de PRICE cerca de la I-10 y Marana Rd advierte a los residentes sobre un posible centro de detención de ICE

(Marana, AZ) Pima Resists ICE (PRICE), una coalición comunitaria del sur de Arizona, ha instalado un cartel en Marana en contra de un centro de detención de ICE. El cartel dice: “Marana, AZ. Podrías estar a 10 minutos de un centro de detención de ICE. Bienvenido a casa”. También los dirige al sitio web de PRICE (PRICEAZ.org), donde pueden obtener más información sobre por qué este centro de ICE sería perjudicial para Marana y qué pueden hacer para ayudar a detenerlo.

Ubicado justo al sur de Marana Road, al este de la Interestatal 10, el alquiler de este espacio publicitario por seis meses ayudará a difundir entre los residentes y otras personas la noticia de que Management & Training Corporation (MTC), una empresa penitenciaria privada con fines de lucro y un largo historial de mala gestión y abusos, está en conversaciones con el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional para convertir el antiguo centro penitenciario de Marana en otro de los crueles e inhumanos centros de detención y deportación de inmigrantes del régimen de Trump.

«PRICE tiene serias preocupaciones sobre muchos asuntos», declaró Bennett Burke, responsable de prensa. Creemos que MTC no está capacitada para administrar adecuadamente ningún tipo de prisión, y que sus instalaciones no son lo suficientemente grandes para cumplir con los estándares federales en cuanto al número de camas, que planean aumentar drásticamente. A pesar de que sus defensores elogian a ICE por generar empleos en la comunidad, estos empleos son deshumanizantes, mal pagados y contribuyen a la ilegalidad y la violencia de las redadas de ICE en todo el país. Vivo en Marana y, como muchos de nosotros, no queremos vivir a menos de 10 minutos de instalaciones que persiguen a inmigrantes, más del 70% de los cuales no han cometido ningún delito.

PRICE es una coalición ciudadana integrada por activistas locales, miembros de la comunidad y organizaciones que trabajan para apoyar a los inmigrantes, luchar contra el encarcelamiento masivo y desmantelar los sistemas que perpetúan la supremacía blanca en nuestra comunidad. Estamos comprometidos a defender a nuestros vecinos del condado de Pima, con especial atención a impedir la apertura del centro de detención de ICE en Marana.

Cómo llegar a la valla publicitaria

Desde la Interestatal 10 y Marana Road, tome la vía de servicio hacia el sur durante aproximadamente 100 metros. Hay un indicador de milla de la carretera estatal en el lado este de la vía de servicio, muy cerca de la valla publicitaria, en el número 237.

Bennett Burke, Responsable de Prensa
PRICE (Pima Resists ICE)
[email protected]
520-560-5397

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Due to events that transpired yesterday, we are asking community members to attend the South Tucson council meeting this evening instead of Marana.

Yesterday, Karla Toledo was forcibly kidnapped from her home and taken to the Tucson ICE facility. Karla is a well loved member of the community who is not breaking any laws by being here, as she is part of the DACA program and has been here for 30 years. After a demonstration at the Tucson facility, where after much pressure Adelita Grijalva, legal counsel, and the Mexican consulate were finally allowed access, Karla was taken to a federal detention center anyway. The family requested that protesters allow the van carrying Karla to leave peacefully, so demonstrators parted and let them leave. The consulate is working to get her a bond hearing soon. This incident will be discussed- please join the community in showing up in solidarity for Karla and her family. If you are able to donate to help them, here is a link: https://givebutter.com/helpusbringkarlahome

There are two other important issues being addressed tonight in South Tucson:

Assault victim Steven Davis, with other supporters present, will speak, demanding that the South Tucson Police Department reopen their investigation into his April 6 pepper-spray assault, in broad daylight, by an unidentified masked individual at Walgreen’s on South 6th Avenue.

and

Discussion about a proposed 70 foot Verizon cell tower. More info: https://peoplepowercost.com/

Please join us and other community members at the South Tucson Council Meeting- 1601 S 6th Avenue at 6 pm TONIGHT!

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🌵Are you part of an environmental organization or have a background in environmental issues?
🧡Do you know anyone who worked at or spent time in a facility run by Management and Training Corporation (MTC)?
☀Do you want to help us stop the detention center from opening?

If you said yes to any of these questions, or if you simply want to learn more: JOIN PRICE! Email us at [email protected] or click the signup link in our bio.

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