05/29/2026
This week alone, we freed 13 people from detention and spent $141,000 to pay their bonds through donations from our community members and supporters, bringing us to a total of 219 people that we have freed from ICE Detention so far in 2026, with more than $2.5 million spent.
In the past 12 months alone, we received over 500 hotline calls from people inside detention centers across the United States reporting medical neglect, unsafe conditions, retaliation, transfers, and family separation. Those calls helped inform the advocacy efforts of the Dignity Not Detention coalition and expose to the public what detention truly looks like.
That reality is unfolding right now as you read this at Delaney Hall, where detained immigrants are on a hunger strike demanding their freedom. People inside have reported inadequate medical care, unsafe conditions, and retaliation for speaking out. As the strike continues, they are demanding meetings with elected officials, the release of medically vulnerable people, and freedom for those still detained. We have bonded out 70 people from Delaney since it re-opened for ICE detention 1 year ago.
This week also marked the 347th anniversary of habeas corpus — the fundamental right to challenge unlawful detention. For immigrants in detention, that right is often difficult to access in practice. The ongoing resistance at Delaney Hall reflects that broader fight — people insisting on the right to challenge detention.
The soaring price of bond is another major obstacle preventing people’s path to freedom. Average bond amounts in the region are climbing to $10,000 and beyond, and even those who prevail with a habeas petition are still often forced to pay for their freedom.
As a bond fund, Envision is here to make sure that financial obstacles never stand between our neighbors and their freedom.
