Delaney Hall represents a dangerous expansion of the immigrant detention system, one driven by profit, and unconcerned with public safety. In 2025, ICE handed a $1 billion contract to GEO Group to run Delaney Hall which essentially quadrupled detention capacity in New Jersey overnight.  Now, hundreds of people inside are risking their health to expose what’s happening behind the doors of Delaney Hall. More than 200 detainees remain on hunger and labor strike, protesting unsafe conditions: lack of medical care, spoiled food, and extreme heat without air conditioning. These are not isolated complaints, they are systemic failures in facilities that were never meant to be kind to the people within them.  Warehouses like Delaney Hall exist because of a system that outsources detention to private prison corporations with little transparency or accountability. GEO Group, the corporation in charge of Delaney Hall and other detention facilities across the country, profits when more people are detained for longer periods of time. This system creates incentives and rewards for holding people, often without cause, while cutting corners on their healthcare and safety.  If people inside speak out about their conditions inside, the response is retaliation. News reports include pepper spray and physical force against detainees, forced transfers, and blocked access for families. Even local elected officials and members of Congress are being denied oversight. Sign the petition if you agree: Delaney Hall must be shut down NOW!

The proposed changes to the Clean Air Act would apply to all industrial facilities, including data centers, the power plants that would serve them, chemical plants, and carbon, capture, and storage (CCS) facilites. While the proposed changes are considered a win for all industries, we mention CCS specifically because owners of those projects can qualify for 45Q tax credits if they begin construction by a deadline set by the IRS. Being able to begin construction before the permitting process guarantees that they would be able to meet the deadline. We are submitting this petition to the EPA's docket and sending it to the Trump administration. We ask that you take a couple of extra minutes to submit a comment to the docket using our EZ form. Regulators generally count petitions as one comment, regardless of how many signatures they contain, so filling the docket with individual comments is important. Our form asks you to write opening and closing statements and, if you wish, select talking points we provide. We format your comments as PDF files and upload them to the docket for you. If you prefer, you can submit a comment directly to the docket by visiting Regulations.gov.

The Congressional Black Caucus has come out demanding that corporations that signed the Business for Voting Rights letter to Congress back in 2021 take a stand now. In a letter to corporations the CBC highlighted a critical point: “The same corporations that have benefitted from Black consumers, Black talent, and Black communities cannot now retreat into silence while Black political power is openly dismantled in plain sight.” Despite its supposed commitment to voting rights, Starbucks is staying quiet and moving forward with plans for a new corporate headquarters in Tennessee—a state where the governor wasted no time signing into law a new congressional map that will split up the state’s only Black-majority district. The map strips Black voters of their ability to influence elections and choose their leader. We need to hold Starbucks accountable and demand that the company use its corporate influence to condemn the Tennessee legislature's move to dilute Black voices at the ballot box.  We must not allow corporations to fall back on the importance of protecting voting rights. When the voting power of a community is purposely targeted, that is not a democracy. That is not what John Lewis and so many other civil rights organizers and activists bled and died for.  When corporations stand up and demand change from lawmakers, change happens. It’s time for Starbucks to live up to its promise five years ago and condemn these attacks on our democracy now—in words and in action. 

You’ve likely seen the uproar over Trump’s Justice Department-created $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that could send taxpayer money to January 6 insurrectionists, amongst other MAGA loyalists and political allies. Trump’s slush fund is as corrupt and lawless as it gets — and even his allies in Congress are pushing back. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called it “utterly stupid, morally wrong.” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) added, “I don’t like the fund at all.” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) referred to it as a “payout pot for punks.” Things got so contentious that Senate Republicans were forced to abandon votes on an unrelated bill to fund ICE in advance of the Memorial Day recess. It’s a good start, but it’ll be meaningless if this fund is left intact. Fortunately, right now there are multiple ways to pull it apart, from Rep. Jamie Raskin’s just-introduced No Taxpayer-Funded Settlement Slush Funds Act (H.R. 8914) to amendments in the reconciliation bills. While the iron is hot, we need to strike and ensure these measures get the support they need in Congress to kill this corrupt scam for good — and that’s where you come in.

Article 3, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution states that courts have the power to settle "cases" between entities, including those involving the federal government. The creation of the fund comes out of a lawsuit Donald Trump settled with the IRS, an agency he was suing for $10 billion. Because of this, 93 House Democrats signed a 31-page amicus brief to block the fund. This "anti-weaponization" fund is dangerous and lets Trump get away with more abuses of power and further politicizes the Department of Justice, which is supposed to be independent.  A multi-billion dollar slush fund that seeks to reward Trump allies who have flouted the Constitution, peddled election conspiracy theories, and might have been involved in the deadly attack on our nation's capitol on January 6th must not be allowed to move forward. The precedent this sends could be devastating and reverberate for decades to come.  Congress must hear us loud and clear: block the creation of the "anti-weaponization" slush fund. 

Imagine your elderly parent is getting ready to vote on Election Day. They look up the address for their polling location. They know they need their voter ID, so they grab that. Since they have a disability that makes it hard to go inside the polls, they plan to use curbside voting. But when they show up to their polling location, they can't find any information on curbside voting. They want to ask a poll worker for help, but there aren't any outside. After driving around the parking lot for several minutes, they decide to give up and go home. They are extremely disappointed. Approximately 14% of Ohioans are living with a disability and about 17% of Ohioans are 65 or older. And they're not the only groups that benefit from accessible elections. A parent with a sleeping infant in the backseat can benefit from curbside voting; college students away from home can benefit from mail-in voting;  and polling locations that have plenty of room for wheelchairs also have room for strollers. Since everyone's needs are different, it's important that we make voting as accessible as possible for everyone.  This petition is open to all Ohio residents. The collected signatures will be shared with: • Frank LaRose (Ohio Secretary of State) • Brett Harbage (ADA Coordinator for the Ohio SOS' office) 

For nine minutes and 29 seconds on May 25, 2020, police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck, using the full weight of his body. Repeatedly, George pleaded, "I can't breathe."  His final words sparked national protests against police violence. But police killings nationwide have risen every year since 2020. And the Trump administration has rolled back investigations of police departments accused of violating constitutional rights.  The movement to defend Black lives, hold police to account, and truly transform our legal and policing systems rooted in white supremacy and violence is as pressing as ever.  And it’s in that context that Hinchcliffe and the team of primarily white writers for “The Roast of Kevin Hart” decided to make a disgusting and shameful joke about George's murder. A joke that his daughter, family, and loved ones—still everyday grieving every day—have to reckon with. And it’s not the first joke about George Floyd’s murder Hinchcliffe has made: He made another joke about him during the Tom Brady roast a few years ago. The Floyd Family Center for Social Equity was established by George's family in his home state of North Carolina. The nonprofit aims to "shine light on inequities experienced by underserved and underfunded communities."  Inequities like making Black pain and trauma a punchline for white comedians, packaged and sold by corporations like Netflix, and normalized by wealthy Hollywood stars like Hart.  Netflix and Hart knew exactly what they were doing when they platformed Hinchcliffe. And now they have to answer to us, the public. Add your name to the petition to demand they donate proceeds from the roast to the Floyd Family Center for Social Equity now!

You do not get to kill someone and get away with it. While Renee’s family and community are forced to deal with the fallout and live with the trauma, Jonathan Ross continues to live his life and keep collecting a government paycheck funding by the taxpayers. Allowing him to continue working for ICE sends a message that immigration agents can act recklessly and with impunity and get away with it. This message puts all of us and our communities in grave danger.  We must send the message that you don’t get to harm our communities and face zero consequences. Jonathan Ross must be held accountable and removed from duty now. 

Six unelected justices on the Supreme Court have gutted crucial, hard fought protections against racial discrimination in voting. Justice Elena Kagan dissented, noting that the consequences of the Court’s “demolition” of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “are likely to be far-reaching and grave.” This ruling is likely to set off a firestorm of gerrymandering, hollowing out the voting power of Black people and other communities of color while maximizing partisan gains. It’s not an exaggeration to say our representative democracy is at stake, and with it the future of U.S. foreign policy. So we’re joining the demands for Congress to act now. That includes passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and strengthen federal protections against racial discrimination in voting.

Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, loving fiancé and devoted father to a little girl, was shot seven times by ICE agents in Patterson, California. The FBI and DHS have access to multiple angles of video footage, but they won’t release it to us. The DHS accused him of being a violent gang member, but then retracted the statements once they were questioned about it. Carlos was released directly from the ICU to the FBI, and he has been transferred between five detention facilities and has not received proper medical treatment. He is unable to eat because he was shot in the mouth, the gunshot wound on his arm almost got infected, and they have only been giving him painkillers. He is now being charged with weaponizing his vehicle to hurt ICE officers, when in reality, he was just trying to get away from the agents who were shooting at him. They tried to kill him and it didn’t work, so now they’re punishing him. Carlos and his family desperately need YOUR help.

Now Starbucks is planning to open a new location at 4525 Fermi Place, as if nothing ever happened. But here’s the thing; Starbucks representatives LIED in the public hearing where the permit for the location was approved. At the meeting, on May 28, of the Davis City Council’s Planning Commission, company representatives stated unequivocally that “Starbucks does not intend to close any stores” in Davis. Starbucks thinks that it can get away with lying in public hearings and busting unions, but we can hold them accountable.  We demand that the Davis City Council reconsider the aforementioned permits, and hold an additional public hearing on the matter. Davis City Council should consider a moratorium on all future Starbucks locations until the company reaches a collective bargaining agreement with SBWU. At the minimum, Starbucks should offer to rehire all laid off workers in Davis affected by this round of layoffs, at a pay rate that includes any raises that they would have missed. Davis has a chance to take a stand against corporate abuse, stand up for workers, and preserve the community that makes Davis a special place to live, study, and work.

Ghislaine Maxwell is the only person convicted in connection with Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long child sex trafficking network. She was found guilty on five federal counts, sentenced to 20 years in prison, and has exhausted every legal appeal available to her — including the U.S. Supreme Court. She is exactly where the law said she should be. Yet right now, the Trump administration is entertaining the idea of setting her free. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has acknowledged his committee is divided on whether to support a pardon in exchange for Maxwell's testimony in the Epstein investigation — the same investigation his committee is supposed to be conducting. Maxwell's own attorney has publicly stated there is a "good chance" of a presidential pardon. The White House has declined to rule it out. This is not a close call. It is not a matter of debate. Here is why a Maxwell pardon would be a profound betrayal of justice: The testimony-for-pardon deal is a corrupt bargain Maxwell was subpoenaed to testify before the House Oversight Committee. In February 2026, she appeared — and invoked the Fifth Amendment, refusing to answer every substantive question. She has shown no cooperation and no remorse. Rewarding that refusal with a presidential pardon would set a catastrophic precedent: that you can traffic children and walk free by dangling the promise of future cooperation you have already withheld. Even Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene warned that if pardoned, Maxwell "will owe Trump and she will lie to protect people he asks her to." The Epstein files connect directly to the man considering this pardon Rep. Jamie Raskin has revealed that Trump's name appears more than one million times in the unredacted Epstein files — and that Trump's DOJ redacted 96% of those references from the public release. A federal civil jury already found Trump liable for sexual battery. The FBI interviewed a woman who accused Trump of child sexual abuse four separate times — and the DOJ secretly withheld those files from public databases. A Maxwell pardon would permanently silence the one person still alive who was at the center of Epstein's operation and could testify about what she witnessed. Survivors are watching — and asking for accountability Annie Farmer, one of Maxwell and Epstein's own victims and a witness at Maxwell's trial, put it plainly: "Could you live with knowing that you've chosen to put a felon — who recruited, groomed, and threatened underage girls and young women — above survivors?" Comer himself called Maxwell "honestly, other than Epstein, the worst person in this whole investigation." You cannot call someone the worst person in a child sex trafficking investigation and then support setting them free. The opposition is bipartisan — and growing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has stated "the votes aren't there" for a pardon. Rep. Robert Garcia called it "outrageous." Rep. Ro Khanna called it a "betrayal of the survivors." Rep. Krishnamoorthi wrote directly to the DOJ demanding they "publicly and repeatedly refuse" to engage with any pardon request. Reuters reported that the committee's internal divisions make a pardon deal increasingly unlikely — but only if public pressure continues. That is where you come in. Sign this petition. Share it. Contact your representatives. The survivors have been fighting for decades. The least we can do is fight alongside them. No pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. Not now. Not ever.