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De-Bug Letter in Response to Mayor Mahan's 2026 Budget Message
Despite the $56 million shortfall, the Mayor is still calling for a budget that prioritizes policing as a strategy to criminalize, unhouse, and gentrify our community while lining the pockets of housing and tech developers to create a San Jose that belongs to the wealthy. It is a budget that deems those of us who have built San Jose for generations as expendable.
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Testimony From An Anonymous Family Member Who Saw Her Loved One Being Taken By ICE From The Elmwood Jail
Below is an anonymous testimony from a family member that saw her loved one taken by ICE from Elmwood County Jail. The testimony was read at a protest outside of Elmwood's Visitor Center, right where community members are being kidnapped by ICE. Since June 2025, 46 community members have been detained as they were being released by Elmwood to reunite with their families.
Anonymous
Mar 102 min read
My Brother is Currently at Elmwood Jail & Faces Potential ICE Detainment
As of the beginning of March 2026, there have been 46 people confirmed to have been taken in the last six months by ICE immediately upon release from Elmwood Jail in Milpitas. While County officials say they do not cooperate with ICE the fear of a loved one being detained from Elmwood Jail is real and this author is calling on the County to honor the sanctuary policy.
Anonymous
Mar 53 min read
Open Letter Regarding San Jose Police Department’s Sweep on January 15th, 2026
Open Letter Regarding San Jose Police Department’s Sweep on January 15th, 2026
SV De-Bug
Feb 54 min read
The Discrimination Playbook: ICE at the Super Bowl & How it Relates to Local Policing
Editor's Note: Welcome to the De-Bug the System Podcast! This episode of "The Discrimination Playbook: ICE at the Super Bowl & How it Relates to Local Policing" discusses the consistent threats from the federal administration that ICE agents will be present in Santa Clara County for the Super Bowl and how this relates to local policing. Our conversation covers ICE activity already happening in Santa Clara County, especially at our local jails, the relationship of ICE violence
SV De-Bug
Jan 301 min read
The Office of Correction and Law Enforcement Monitoring… A Broken Promise
illo : AD Avila July 31, 2024 To: County of Santa Clara, Board of Supervisors 70 West Hedding Street East Wing, 10th Floor San Jose, CA...
Jose Valle
Jul 31, 20255 min read
On the Right Side of History: Michelle's Fight for Justice and Dignity
The second installment of "Y ou Are The Art.” This project is a photo journalistic series that features community members in their own...
Khalilah Ramirez
Jul 23, 20252 min read
Open Letter to Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and Sheriff: Stop Santa Clara Jails From Becoming ICE Traps
Stop Santa Clara Jails From Becoming ICE Traps
Stop the Santa Clara County Sheriff from Communicating with ICE to Detain Community Members at the Jails
SV De-Bug staff
Jul 18, 20253 min read
Responsibility to Shelter Will Lead to Police Violence, Arrests and Incarceration Beyond the Charge Named in the Policy, and Immigration Consequences
Editor's note: Below is a letter submitted to the San Jose City Council before the recent 2025-2026 budget vote that included the...
Raj Jayadev
Jun 17, 20254 min read
Fighting Deportation Using Participatory Defense (Webinar)
The Pipeline to Deportation Starts at the Moment of Arrest T his conversation is from a webinar that we hosted on using Participatory Defense to fight deportation. It is an amazing and important conversation led by people who have been directly impacted by the intersection of the criminal and immigration systems. With the current administration we need to make sure we are prepared and ready to fight for our immigrant families, & as you will see, the speakers in this webinar a
SV De-Bug staff
Jan 23, 20251 min read
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