Author name: Greg King

SARI Meeting – February 10

The Sherburne County jail makes $30,000 per day from the pain and suffering of immigrant detention and the separation of immigrant families. But this is not enough, they want $50,000. Help us develop a strategy to end this inhumane system at the next Sanctuary and Resistance to Injustice (SARI) meeting, Feb. 10, 9:30am, Union Congregational

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POSTPONED Action & Summit to Oppose ICE Expansion in Sherburne County

COVID-19 will prevent us from holding this event on April 7, as originally planned, but you can rest assured we will be going back to the Sherburne County Board as soon as we can. The Sherburne County jail and the Sheriff’s Office and ICE are collaborating closely on separating immigrant families and using draconian punishment

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What Would Whipple Do? Vigil Press Coverage

In the late 1960’s, The Henry Benjamin Whipple Federal Building was named to honor the legacy of the first Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota who was an advocate for Native American Dakota peoples. Today, the Whipple Federal Building holds a regional “deportation machine.” Inside are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. Citizen and Immigration

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SARI Call to Action in Sherburne County – CALL TODAY

A Call to Action from ICOM and SARI for all immigrant’s rights advocates and supporters in Minnesota. Sheriff Joel Brott and the jailers at the Sherburne County jail in Elk River are out of control, especially with their use of solitary confinement and other concerns we’re previously raised about conditions in the jail overall. Like

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