People, Not Storage: How to Stop a Detention Warehouse

People, Not Storage: How to Stop a Detention Warehouse

Spend just a minute with us on a few strategies that have and are working to resist new prisons, jails, and detention centers.

Spend just a minute with us on a few strategies that have and are working to resist new prisons, jails, and detention centers.

Resources

Our insights and analysis

The contributions of immigrants to Colorado’s communities and economy

The contributions of immigrants to Colorado’s communities and economy

Key findings from FWD.us research about immigrant populations, their economic contributions, and impacts of immigration policy on Colorado's future.

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Understanding current undocumented and temporarily protected populations in the United States

"Force Multiplier"

"Force Multiplier"

Learn how ICE is promising billions to local law enforcement to expand its reach in dangerous ways.

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

New policy brief and video series show how parole systems fail to give incarcerated people a fair chance at release and highlight...

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

Our new groundbreaking report, We Can’t Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax, reveals how families are being locked out of...

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Understanding current undocumented and temporarily protected populations in the United States

The contributions of immigrants to Colorado’s communities and economy

The contributions of immigrants to Colorado’s communities and economy

Key findings from FWD.us research about immigrant populations, their economic contributions, and impacts of immigration policy on Colorado's future.

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Understanding current undocumented and temporarily protected populations in the United States

"Force Multiplier"

"Force Multiplier"

Learn how ICE is promising billions to local law enforcement to expand its reach in dangerous ways.

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

“They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies

New policy brief and video series show how parole systems fail to give incarcerated people a fair chance at release and highlight...

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

We Can't Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax

Our new groundbreaking report, We Can’t Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax, reveals how families are being locked out of...

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Mapping the Undocumented & Temporary Status Populations

Understanding current undocumented and temporarily protected populations in the United States

Press

In the news

FWD.us Statement on the Oral Arguments on Temporary Protected Status at the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the...

April 29, 2026

FWD.us Statement on Sen. Chris Murphy’s Letters to Jurisdictions Regarding Potential ICE Warehouse Jails

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, the Ranking Member of the...

April 28, 2026

FWD.us Statement on Fifth Circuit’s Decision to Allow Texas SB 4 Immigration Enforcement Law

AUSTIN, TX – Zaira Garcia, Regional Government Relations Director at FWD.us, issued the following statement today in response to the Fifth Circuit...

April 24, 2026

FWD.us Statement on the Oral Arguments on Temporary Protected Status at the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the...

April 29, 2026

FWD.us Statement on Sen. Chris Murphy’s Letters to Jurisdictions Regarding Potential ICE Warehouse Jails

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FWD.us President Todd Schulte issued the following statement today after U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, the Ranking Member of the...

April 28, 2026

FWD.us Statement on Fifth Circuit’s Decision to Allow Texas SB 4 Immigration Enforcement Law

AUSTIN, TX – Zaira Garcia, Regional Government Relations Director at FWD.us, issued the following statement today in response to the Fifth Circuit...

April 24, 2026