US Immigration Policy
When was ICE founded?
2003, in reaction to 9/11
How much was GEO Group paying detainees for their daily labor?
$1 per day
What is the name of the group that owns and profits from the NWDC?
GEO Group
What was the name of the infamous detention center that had a well-documented history of medical and gynecological abuse?
Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia
What was the name of the H4RF Spring 2026 H4RF Fundraiser?
No Hate, Just Heat
What act governs US immigration?
Immigration and Nationality Act
How much does a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) fee cost nowadays?
$500- compared to a previous $50
How many hunger strikes have there been inside the NWDC so far in 2026?
13 hunger strikes
Anti-immigration policies have deterred the utilization of what services?
Health services, including access to reproductive healthcare, stemming from a fear of detention and deportation
Pro Choice Washington
What is the term describes the fear some immigrants experience that using public benefits could harm their immigration status applications?
The "Public Charge" rule.
How much funding did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act give for anti-immigration enforcement?
(Within 25 billion)
$170 billion
What are two specific things Patricia said she doesn't have access to?
Clean water and shampoo.
What year did the Irwin County Detention Center reopen after its initial closure?
2025
Approximately what percentage of immigrants at risk of unprotected pregnancy received contraceptive care in the last year?
~50%
The US has blocked immigrants' access to vital programs necessary for healthy living, name the 3 examples we gave.
1. SNAP
2. Medicaid
3. Medicare
How many detained pregnant women has ICE reported?
Trick Question- ICE violates prohibitions that require a report on the number of pregnant women detained
How many beds are inside the NWDC?
Approximately 1,575 beds
What did SB 6002 advocate for?
Creates guardrails around the data collected by automatic license plate readers, and aimed to reduce the retention time of that data.
H4RF collaborated alongside other student leaders to create the Pregnancy Test Access Project, as of spring quarter 2026 how many distribution sites has the project grown to?
7 distribution sites!
Name one way the Big Beautiful Bill has funded anti-immigration enforcement.
- Enriches private prison companies (GEO Group)
- Increases militarization and surveillance (CBP)
- Funds the DOJ which increases the prosecution of immigration- related offenses
How many people are estimated to be detained daily?
(Within 100 range)
1,294 people detained daily
What used to be on the industrial site that the NWDC is now located on?
Oil fuel storage plant (Chevron/Bowman Oil and Propane), coal gasification plant, meat packaging facility = MANY CONTAMINANTS
Immigrants are excluded from what healthcare act?
Affordable Care Act
What will happen on October 1, 2026, that will affect certain immigrants' access to long-term reproductive health care?