De-ICE Citizens Bank

@de-icecitizensbank.org

We're calling on Citizens Bank to stop bankrolling the private prison & ICE detention companies harming our communities. Take action at www.de-icecitizensbank.org Find a July 18 De-ICE Citizens Bank action near you: mobilize.us/deicecitizens

BREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Another detainee dies at controversial NYC-area ICE facility

Edwin Lopez Cornejo died Aug. 1, his family said. Cornejo's mother blamed her son's death on him not receiving medications needed to treat his diabetes.

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After significant pressure from protesters for financing private prison companies that work with ICE, Citizens Bank has divested from CoreCivic and the GEO Group. “The pressure became too much for Citizens to bear, and they had to do the right thing.”

Citizens Bank Cuts Ties to ICE Prison Companies GEO Group & CoreCivic After Grassroots De-ICE Campaign

A coalition of social justice organizations is celebrating a recent decision by Citizens Bank to divest from private prison companies that operate immigration jails for the federal government. The fin...

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(1/2) Huge congratulations to Citizens Bank for pulling its investments from CoreCivic and GEO Group, the two largest private prison operators in the US, which also run some of the largest immigration detention centers. This is the kind of change we can accomplish together! Public pressure works.

Citizens Bank to cut ties with CoreCivic and GEO after a fierce public pressure campaign

Citizens Bank plans to end its financial relationship with two private prison companies, CoreCivic and The GEO Group.

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As ICE activity ramps back up, networks of everyday folks—teachers, parents, clergy, store owners, and retirees—are still fighting it. Our latest feature explains how these people inherited an old playbook, adapted it to a new machinery of enforcement, and, at times, rebuilt their lives around it.

The architecture of resistance: America’s year of mobilizing against ICE

Ordinary people launched a movement against Trump's secret police. They're still at it.

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I've been proud to stand with @de-icecitizensbank.org and the movement that made this happen. This is a huge victory, but the fight continues. MA is the only blue state that hasn’t cancelled its voluntary collaboration agreement with ICE. I'm running to change the corrupt system that allows this.

Evan standing in front of anti-ICE protestors outside the Citizens Bank in Central Square, celebrating the bank's concession to our movement.
Cambridge Day@cambridgeday.com · 3w ago

Cambridge, Somerville celebrate as Citizens de-ICEs After months of protests, the bank ended its credit facilities with two private prison companies. Though it said the change happened because of shifts in the companies’ financial requirements....

Citizens Bank said it's ending its credit facilities with CoreCivic and GEO Group, but hasn't provided a timeline for its exit or committed not to lend to the companies in the future. "Where we choose to do business is an expression of our community’s values.” 👏👏👏

Cheltenham to pull millions from Citizens Bank over immigrant detention facilities

Cheltenham is closing its Citizens Bank accounts totaling about $9 million after months of organizing from residents concerned about the bank's business with companies running detention centers.

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"With values rooted in justice, and the dignity of all people, the City of Newark would never knowingly maintain a financial relationship with an institution whose actions are fundamentally at odds with the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON CITIZENS BANK CUTTING TIES WITH IMMIGRATION PRISON NETWORK - Insider NJ

MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA STATEMENT ON CITIZENS BANK CUTTING TIES WITH IMMIGRATION PRISON NETWORK “Revelations about Citizens Bank’s involvement as a main funder of the ICE prison network have brought about...

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Over the last six months, thousands of people representing more than 175 existing and new grassroots groups have been part of this effort. Some were brand new to protest of any kind. Many have grown into awesome organizers. We're so grateful for everyone who has played a role.

Citizens Bank says it has ended lending to private prison companies used by ICE

Protesters of Citizens Bank's lending to ICE contractors called it “an important victory for the people who refused to let a major bank finance human suffering."

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Sustained protests and boycotts forced Citizens Bank to reduce its relationship with GEO Group, Core Civic, and ICE. “this is the type of people energy and movement energy that it is going to take to confront and abolish ICE.”

Cambridge Day@cambridgeday.com · 3w ago

Cambridge, Somerville celebrate as Citizens de-ICEs After months of protests, the bank ended its credit facilities with two private prison companies. Though it said the change happened because of shifts in the companies’ financial requirements....

Is Trump’s DHS spending $1.5 BILLION to avoid oversight In California? It sure seems like it. Now that DHS owns two detention camps formerly belonging to private prison profiteer CoreCivic, “finding out what’s going on inside of them is likely to become harder.”

Is DHS Spending $1.5 Billion To Avoid Oversight In California? It Sure Seems Like It

Now that DHS owns two detention camps formerly belonging to private prison profiteer CoreCivic, “finding out what’s going on inside of them is likely to become harder.”

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Cambridge, Somerville celebrate as Citizens de-ICEs After months of protests, the bank ended its credit facilities with two private prison companies. Though it said the change happened because of shifts in the companies’ financial requirements....

Cambridge, Somerville celebrate as Citizens de-ICEs

After months of protests, the bank ended its credit facilities with two private prison companies. Though it said the change happened because of shifts in the companies’ financial requirements.

cambridgeday.com

On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic. Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic. Money managers should DIVEST from $GEO $CXW www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...

This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE

Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.

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Congratulations to all who worked on the campaign to De-ICE Citizens Bank. Proud of the contribution Montclair Sundays made amplifying the campaign in Montclair, Bloomfield. While the bank was grudging in its announcement, let's thank those within Citizens who pushed to do the right thing. #ICEOut

De-ICE Citizens Bank@de-icecitizensbank.org · 3w ago

Citizens Bank has announced it will exit its lending agreements with CoreCivic and GEO Group. This is an incredible win for everyone who refused to let a major bank finance the human suffering caused by ICE detention! Community resistance matters ✊

Graphic titled 'BREAKING' announcing that Citizens Bank is exiting its lending relationships with for-profit ICE prison companies CoreCivic and GEO Group. The background photo shows protesters outside a Citizens Bank branch holding signs reading 'Citizens: Get Out of ICE OR We Get Out of Citizens,' 'Citizens Bank No ICE Prisons,' and 'Citizens Bank Has Blood On Its Hands.' The 'De-ICE Citizens Bank' campaign logo appears in the bottom left, with the URL www.de-icecitizensbank.org in the bottom right.