Photos: Vanessa Cecena, Adriana Jasso, Pedro Rios/AFSC

AFSC took part in the Detention Watch Network’s #FreeThemAll national week of action to demand the liberation of all people in immigration detention.

Earlier this week, The New York Times reported coronavirus cases are rising sharply in U.S. prisons, even as numbers have plateaued in communities across the U.S. There are now more 65,000 cases in prisons—at least 600 people have died.

As need rises in this pandemic, AFSC has worked steadfastly with partners and community members to support low-income and working families in West Virginia—a poor and rural state where many were already hurting long before the pandemic. 

Last week the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in Gaza, and the number of cases continues to grow. The appearance of the virus in Gaza came several weeks after the first cases were identified in the West Bank, where the total number of cases has now risen to over 100 and one woman has died. 

We calling on governors and ICE to protect incarcerated people from COVID-19 and to promote the health, human rights, and dignity of everyone in your state. Join us! Click here to write to your governor and ICE.

As COVID-19 cases continue to soar, people across the United States are losing their jobs, struggling to pay bills, and dealing with health crises. While it was welcome news that Congress passed a coronavirus relief package earlier this week, the aid still falls short of ensuring people get the help they need.

In March, the U.S. government and the Taliban signed an agreement that includes a complete withdrawal of all U.S. military forces from Afghanistan by April 2021.