Bearing Witness New England

Get Your Yard Sign!

Not in Burlington. Not in America.

Come to Bearing Witness Wednesdays 11am-1pm to pick up your own yard sign.

What is Happening?

The Burlington ICE facility is the regional ICE headquarters for all of New England. ICE has turned this unassuming office building into an illegal prison.

Every detainee in New England is put through this repurposed office building, sometimes kept for days or weeks, and they are not provided with basics like beds, showers, medical care, or adequate meals.

Right behind the Burlington Mall!

But that sounds illegal?

It is indeed illegal!

This facility violates everything from Burlington Town zoning to state fire

code to the Constitution (as people are held without due process in inhumaneconditions). Burlington Town has tried to inspect the facility and has been to court, so far with no success. https://www.lowellsun.com/2026/08/18/courts-continue-to-frustrate-burlington-officials-over-ice-facility/

Congresspeople have also toured or attempted to tour the facility and have agreed that conditions are inhumane and unacceptable. https://wbur.org/news/2025/06/11/inhumane-detainments-burlington-ice-dhs-women

The facility is owned by a private landlord, Robert Murray. He will make $2.2 million in rent from this illegal facility in 2026. https://burnresilience.network/ICEcadrille/Documentation

What can I do about it?

Help us spread this info!

Get your own yard sign, and tell your friends, family, and coworkers about this illegal facility.

Come to standouts!

Join us every Wednesday to learn more and bear witness.

Call and email your reps!

Ask what their plan is to shut this facility down.