Protests held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility (PCCF)

Saturday, Oct 4th, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Bring cash to help us raise funds for the aclu ma!
We’re selling ice cream to benefit the aclu ma, we will have an art installation you can be a part of, and we will be having a coordinated cathartic scream to release our frustrations and voice our rage!
ICE out of Plymouth NOW! ICE out of MA NOW!

Location: outside of the Plymouth County Correctional Facility (PCCF), the intersection sidewalks and grassy area across from alltown fresh, by the PCCF sign.

Messaging:
I.C.E. Scream for human rights
ICE is lawless and dangerous. ICE has been employing paramilitary tactics that are authoritarian/fascist in nature, particularly in relation to its treatment of immigrant communities. Its methods reflect a broader trend of state-sanctioned violence and oppression. By collaborating with ICE, Sheriff McDonald is giving his stamp of approval to the current fascist regime in our country. Sheriff McDonald is the only sheriff in the state of Massachusetts that still has an agreement with ICE. We must put an end to this immediately, to show that Massachusetts is a strong progressive leader for the rest of our country that wants a better future for all.

Sheriff McDonald, end the IGSA with ICE now!
Plymouth County Correctional Facility (PCCF) should not be helping ICE kidnap and disappear anyone! PCCF is the only facility in the state of Massachusetts with an ICE agreement. The agreement allows ICE to house migrants. The renewed 5 year contract signed last year increased the immigrant detention capacity by 35%.
When Channel V Boston, WCVB, asked Sheriff McDonald in April 2025 if he worried about being complicit in sending people out of the country who shouldn’t be sent, he said, he doesn’t worry about it. https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-ice-holding-facility-plymouth-county/64445839
Kidnapping anyone, without due process, is not public safety! The only minority ruining the country are billionaires.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-boston-globe/20241121/281762749801818

I scream, you scream, we all scream for freedom:
We will be planning a coordinated scream, catharsis for a community that deserves better.
Let’s channel our collective frustration, build community, and demand better.
We also will be selling ice cream with proceeds benefiting the ACLU MA so they can continue their important work. Additionally, there will be paper ice cream cones you can stylize, write messages on, and add to the art installation that originated in Worcester.

ICEScream #IndivisibleVoices #MeltTheSilence

This is our third at this location, other dates TBD, please make sure you sign up for one of the host groups emails to stay up to date.
Primary hosts: Mid Cape Indivisible, Cape Cod Women for Change,
Supporting hosts: Indivisible Upper Cape, Mass 50501, Indivisible South Coast New England, Indivisible Plymouth, Indivisible South Shore, Indivisible Outer Cape, Nauset Citizens Alliance, Wareham for Law and Democracy, Lower Cape Indivisible, Together We Thrive Boston, Worcester Indivisible

Action Steps:
1.Attend the Protest

2.Help Pass Critical State Legislation:
2a.Take a minute or two to send these prewritten letters to your state Senators and Representatives, to ask them to cosponsor these important bills suggested by MIRA and ACLU MA.
https://www.votervoice.net/URJ/Campaigns/127926/Respond Dignity Not Deportations Act (HD3596/SD1107). [you’ll need to delete this first part if it doesn’t apply to you, “As a concerned constituent, a Reform Jew, and a member of the Religious Action Center of MA (RAC-MA)”]
2b. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/poic-cosponsor/ (Immigrant Legal Defense Act (H.1954 / S.1127)), and the Safe Communities Act.(H.2580 / S.1681))
2c. https://action.aclu.org/send-message/ma-support-location-shield the Location Shield Act (HD2965/SD501)
2d. And/or call your Massachusetts State Senators and Representatives to support critical legislation (Find out who represents you and how to reach them here. https://live.cicerodata.com/)
2e. An Act Ensuring Law Enforcement Identification and Public Trust (HD.4886). This proposal addresses the blatant abuse of power our communities are suffering at the hands of masked federal agents and would restrict the use of face coverings and require self-identification for agents operating in Massachusetts. (no prewritten script/message yet)
https://www.change.org/p/unmask-ice-in-massachusetts?
2f. Sign Petition: Unmask ICE in Mass
https://www.bluestatedefiance.org/no-secret-police? Following the example of leaders working to hold law enforcement accountable for such actions, you can help turn up the pressure your governor, state reps, and town council (email or phone) to take concrete steps to stop Trump’s authoritarian immigration crackdown

1. Email your MoC to stop deportations to foreign countries and free kilmar https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-trumps-illegal-deportations-and-renditions-to-foreign-prisons-free-kilmar-abrego-garcia-from-ice-detention/

2. Make Donations: We will be raising money for the ACLU MA, who, for nearly 100 years, has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and laws of the United States.
   https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-massachusetts

Goals and Demands for State Elected Officials:
1. We call on Sheriff Joseph D McDonald to improve the inhumane conditions (eg- overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and abuse by staff) at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, for all detainees.

1. We call on Sheriff Joseph D McDonald to end all contracts that allow Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office to house ICE detainees or provide ICE related services.

2. We call on our state senators and representatives to pass crucial legislation that will keep our communities safe: An Act Ensuring Law Enforcement Identification and Public Trust (HD.4886), the Location Shield Act (HD2965/SD501), the Dignity Not Deportations Act (HD3596/SD1107), Immigrant Legal Defense Act (H.1954 / S.1127), the Safe Communities Act.(H.2580 / S.1681)

3. We call on Governor Maura Healey to use her authority to protect Massachusetts’ immigrant communities by declaring a statewide policy of non-cooperation with ICE and other federal agencies that ignore due process and act outside the rule of law. Statewide policy shall include that if called to the scene, local or state police will act to prevent extrajudicial kidnappings of MA residents. They shall verify a) the authenticity of an agent’s identification (i.e., badge), and b) their authority to arrest the person in question (i.e., warrant).

4. We call on Attorney General Andrea Campbell to pursue prosecution of ICE for kidnapping Massachusetts residents under state law.

5. We also call on Attorney General (AG) Campbell to prosecute federal agents, who are by law required to identify themselves, but refuse to by wearing masks and not showing badges; as well as any non-agent individuals serving as MAGA mercenaries while impersonating federal agents.

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