In 2004, the program begins providing religious services
to immigrants detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS
contract with Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program to provide
these services follows a decade of advocacy seeking spiritual care for immigration
detainees of all faiths.
"Sally Port", by Tona Wilson. Gouache on black
paper, 1999. An attorney is leaving the prison, along with family members
of a man who has just been deported after an immigration hearing. The man's
mother, clutching a tissue, is out in front. She speaks no English. A guard
is checking his father's hand stamp, while the sister, who speaks English,
consults with the attorney. Also in the sally port are an inmate working as
a porter, and a guard.
Photo: Tona Wilson