August 6, 2025
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5:30 pm
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7:00 pm
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Protest w/ a bake sale!!!! Possible speakers at the event: activists & politicians
Location: outside of the Plymouth County Correctional Facility (PCCF), the intersection sidewalks and grassy area across from alltown fresh, by the PCCF sign.
No cookies for fascists! In the interest of directness and truth, 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 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 ICE agreement 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
Primary hosts: Mid-Cape Indivisible, Cape Cod Women for Change, Indivisible Upper Cape Supporting hosts: Mass 50501, Indivisible South Coast New England, Indivisible Plymouth, Indivisible South Shore, Indivisible Outer Cape, Lower Cape Indivisible, Nauset Citizens Alliance, Together We Thrive Boston, Coalition for Social Justice (Falmouth), Falmouth Immigrant Rights Coalition
Action Steps:
- Attend the Protest
- Help Pass Critical State Legislation: 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.
2a. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/poic-cosponsor/ (Immigrant Legal Defense Act (H.1954 / S.1127)), and the Safe Communities Act.(H.2580 / S.1681))
2b. https://action.aclu.org/send-message/ma-privacy-and-protection the Location Shield Act (HD2965/SD501) and the Dignity Not Deportations Act (HD3596/SD1107). https://action.aclu.org/send-message/ma-support-location-shield
2c. And/or call your Massachusetts State Senators and Representatives to support critical legislation (Find out who represents you and how to reach them here. )
2d. 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?
2e. 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
- Make Donations: We will be holding a bake sale at the protest, with all proceeds going to the LUCE (Liberation, Union, Community, Esperanza/Esperança/Espoir/Espwa (Hope)) hotline and other initiatives, which is part of the Immigration Justice Network of Massachusetts. We will also be accepting general cash donations. https://www.lucemass.org/
LUCE Principles: We are a coalition of immigrant-led, grassroots organizations who build people power for everyone across Massachusetts. We move grounded in our principles of justice and equity, with a deep commitment to keeping all of our communities safe through grassroots organizing, information sharing, and mutual aid.
LUCE Vision: We hold a collective vision for a People’s immigration justice, and refuse to accept that meeting one demand means not meeting another. While we may focus on a particular demand that uplifts a particular community, we refuse to leave anyone behind because of their marginalized identity.
We know that all of us are deserving of collective liberation. We organize in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, immigrants and refugees, people who are targets of criminalization and currently or formerly incarcerated, young people, elders, LGBTQ+ people, and all those who are oppressed and living at the margins due to the broken system of “justice” within the U.S.
(Regarding donations: Neighbor to Neighbor MA Education Fund, a 501c3, is collecting contributions to the LUCE hotline on behalf of the Immigrant Justice Network of MA. All contributions made through this page will be used to support the LUCE hotline and other LUCE initiatives.)
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. 2. 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. 3. 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) 4. 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). 5. We call on Attorney General Andrea Campbell to pursue prosecution of ICE for kidnapping Massachusetts residents under state law. 6. 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.
A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
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