El Refugio, a nonprofit helping people held at Stewart Detention Center, is gathering donations to pay for outgoing phone calls after a free phone call program ended earlier this summer.
People in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention received a few free phone calls each week to family and friends at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The calls started when visitation stopped due to public health protocols. Phone calls can cost more than $1 per minute.
Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin is just one of at least 16 ICE detention centers around the country where people detained say they now have to pay for those calls to friends and family – calls to attorneys and legal services are still free.
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