Sharry Aiken & Stephanie J. Silverman, Decarceral Futures: Bridging Immigration and Prison Justice Towards an Abolitionist Future OR Queer and Trans Migrations: Dynamics of Illegalization, Detention, and Deportation (edited by Eithne Luibhéid and Karma R. Chávez, with a chapter on Bridging Immigration Justice and Prison Abolition by Jamila Hammami)
Haymarket Books, Imagining A World Without Borders (panel discussion with Harsha Walia, Todd Miller, and John Washington) OR Todd Miller, Visions of a Borderless World
Silky Shah, The Immigrant Justice Movement Should Embrace Abolition OR Silky Shah, Beyond Private Prisons
Mariame Kaba, We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Abolitionist Papers) [copy of ebook]
United We Dream, Why We're Fighting for a World Without ICE OR Todd Miller, Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey To A World Without Borders
Angélica Cházaro, Due Process Deportations? The Limits of Universal Representation for Immigrants [Video] OR Angélica Cházaro, Due Process Deportations (forthcoming 2022)
Dean Spade, Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) OR Daniel Fernandez, Dean Spade on the Promise of Mutual Aid
Interrupting Criminalization, Project NIA & Critical Resistance, So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy? OR Detention Watch Network, Ending Immigration Detention: Abolitionist Steps vs. Reformist Reforms
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Land As Pedagogy: Nishnaabeg Intelligence and Rebellious Transformation OR Eve Tuck & K. Wayne Yang, Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor
E. Tendayi Achiume, Migration as Decolonization OR Angela R. Riley & Kristen A. Carpenter, Decolonizing Indigenous Migration
NYU School of Law Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law, Building Safe, Thriving Communities: Research-Based Strategies for Public Safety
The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System, edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
micah, Prison Abolition Resource Guide OR Mariame Kaba, Transform Harm
Michael Haber, Legal Issues in Mutual Aid Operations A Preliminary Guide
Anna Hales, Beyond Borders: How Principles of Prison Abolition Can Shape the Future of Immigration OR Todd Miller, Not a Border Crisis: Harsha Walia on Why It’s Time for a New Political Project
Mijente, Tech Wars (a 5-part course designed for anyone interested in studying technology and data as the new frontier in organizing against the systems of enforcement and criminalization that harm our communities) OR Rebecca Chowdhury, The Growing Resistance to Biden’s ‘Smart’ Border — and What it Means for Climate Refugees
Undeterred (documentary about community resistance in the rural border town of Arivaca, Arizona)
Freedom for Immigrants, The Immigration Detention Syllabus
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, (Im)migrant Narratives
As you engage with the materials, we encourage you to reflect on the materials in whatever way you process—whether through provocations, questions, or discussions.
To facilitate discussion, we invite you to join us for a panel discussion with scholars and community members on this topic to reflect together and find different ways to challenge our understanding. More information on the panel is available under Scholar Series. We also welcome your own reflections and questions through our reflection form.
If you are looking for asynchronous reflection, we offer the following questions to guide your reflection:
In what ways did the readings/videos/podcasts challenge or support how we think about the "outside"—the (new) systems, models/methods of governance, and the conditions for shared existence?
What future do you imagine for immigrants and immigration? What does it require from you, and what are you willing to commit to?
What does sovereignty mean to you, and what would it look like in imagining abolitionist futures? Think about the intersections between Indigenous sovereignty and immigrant justice movements.
Option 1: Develop a monthly plan outlining how you will commit to learning more about the history of the land you occupy, building relationships with Indigenous peoples, and paying land taxes for your occupation.
Option 2: Unpack and dismantle your personal reliance on carceral solutions. Reflect on why you or someone you care for has called the police in the past. Use dontcallthepolice.com to research community-based alternatives (in your city, state, wherever you are housed) to offer you the support you were looking for.
Option 3: Donate time, skills, and/or money to grassroots organizations and initiatives such as La ColectiVA, Detention Watch Network, Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, #NoTechforICE, #AbolishICE, and #TakeBackTech; invest in mutual aid networks such as DC Mutual Aid Network or Indigenous Mutual Aid Groups; and help in reallocating city budgets by defunding the police. A comprehensive database on local mutual aid networks across the nation is available here.
Option 4: Create a weekly or monthly donation plan based on your income and generational wealth to redistribute your wealth. Use this master list to identify organizations, networks, and funds you plan to commit to.