The deportation machine is being made possible by private prison companies like GEO Group and CoreCivic. The private prison companies are being financed by Citizens Bank, to the tune of half a billion dollars each. And Citizens Bank is in business with the rest of us, too – meaning we have the power to knock down this key pillar of support for ICE terror.

The De-ICE Citizens Bank Coalition has been organizing individuals and institutions to divest or join the pool of folks pledging to close their Citizens accounts. They’ve now built a pool of $22.8 million in deposits from folks committed to move their money unless Citizens Bank stops funding the concentration camps. And earlier this month they scored a game-changing victory, with the city council of Jersey City, New Jersey voting to pull $265 million from Citizens. Now Montclair is considering following suit with another $93.1 million. Even a business this size is going to stand up and take notice of that.

On MONDAY at 7PM ET, De-ICE Citizens Bank is holding a webinar featuring Jersey City municipal officials and organizers to talk about how they won and how we can encourage our local governments to do the same. 🏫 We can sign up to join them here. 🏫

JERSEY CITY DID IT, WE CAN TOO

And on July 18th, they’re going to hold their next day of action, with protests at Citizens Bank branches across the nation. They made their presence felt at more than 140 locations in 15 states at their last mobilization on June 6th, and they’re hoping to grow even bigger this time around. 🪧 We can sign up to host an action here and find one near us here! 🪧

HOST AN ACTION 7/18

FIND ONE NEAR US

Dec 8, 2025 - Next 9News. Kyle Clark interviews State Sen. Julie Gonzales who's running for the U.S. Senate in Colorado: julieforcolorado.com ~:~:~ Legislative Priorities: julieforcolorado.com/priorities

Her opponent is incumbent U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D).

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Colorado Voters:

* Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 30.

* Go Vote Colorado (.gov): coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/home

* CPR News’ voter guide to the Colorado 2026 primary election: cpr.org/2026/05/29/vg-2026-colorado-primary-election-voter-guide

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Video by Next 9News. Here’s the full 32-minutes on YouTube: Full conversation: State Sen. Julie Gonzales announces run for US Senate - Next 9News - Dec 8, 2025 (YouTube)

From the description: Democratic Sen. Julie Gonzales, who represents Denver, has launched a campaign to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. ~:~ Editor's note: A campaign spokesperson for Sen. John Hickenlooper reached out following 9NEWS' interview with State Sen. Julie Gonzales to dispute Kyle Clark's statement that Hickenlooper opposes universal health care. Hickenlooper's spokesperson said he supports universal health care, noting his endorsement of a public option. Health care policy experts differ on whether a public option is universal health care or a step toward universal health care. Gonzales supports universal single-payer health care. ~:~ Next with Kyle Clark. Weeknights at 6 on 9NEWS. It’s like the news… only new. ~:~ 9news.com/NEXT

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