Convergence / Encuentro in Calexico

A Day of Witness, Solidarity & Community Power

Please RSVP Encuentro Convergence en Calexico by April 30th

The Imperial Liberation Collaborative (ILC), Imperial Valley Equity & Justice (IVEJ)Dignity Not Detention (DND), American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), and the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity invite you.

This full-day gathering will bring together community members, impacted families, organizers, faith leaders, and statewide partners to bear witness, build relationships, and take collective action in response to the ongoing harms at the Calexico ICE Detention Center, named the Imperial Regional Detention Facility. 

There is a long and well-documented history of systemic harm, including medical neglect, unsafe environmental conditions, and the retaliatory use of solitary confinement at this ICE prison. This encuentro is a call to witness these realities, uplift the voices of those directly impacted, and organize toward collective solutions.  This day will celebrate the strength of our community. Across the Imperial Valley, organizations are already responding—providing visitation, supporting people upon release, and building the power needed to end immigration detention. This convergence is an opportunity to deepen that work together. 

The day will include community testimony from impacted individuals and community members, educational workshops, a faith-led procession through Calexico, a reflection and learning exchange at the border, and a press conference calling on officials to address the conditions inside detention.  Funds raised will support commissary accounts for detained individuals.

We invite new and interested community members from near and far to come and learn more!!!  Please join us!

History of this Site Fight:

The Imperial Liberation Collaborative (ILC) was born from inside detention  itself—organized by people in detention who refused to accept injustice in silence. Today, ILC works alongside regional and statewide partners to challenge the isolation faced by detained community members and their loved ones, and to advance dignity, accountability, and liberation through abolition.