No ICE Detention at FCI Dublin

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In May 2026, the federal Board of Prisons published an environmental review of FCI Dublin, the notorious former women’s prison in Alameda County. This is the first step in a process that could result in the property being turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is searching for detention space near its San Francisco field office. The public has until Monday, June 1 to provide feedback on the board’s plan to transfer the property.

FCI Dublin is tainted by a legacy of horrific sexual abuse. It’s also unsafe and uninhabitable. The property should be abolished, not repurposed to imprison valued members of the community. Please note: this link will take you to a third-party website, npr.org.

There are currently no immigration detention facilities in Northern California, and we want to keep it that way. As detention capacity increases, so do ICE arrests, human rights abuses, and deaths. We must prevent ICE from expanding the Trump administration’s inhumane system of mass detention in our state.

Use this form to tell the Bureau of Prisons to keep FCI Dublin closed and keep ICE out of Northern California. Feel free to edit the message to add your own personal perspective or experience. For example, you can reflect on one or more of the following topics:

Share your connection to Dublin (I’ve lived in Dublin for 20 years; I’m a Dublin public school student; I work in Dublin), or immigration detention (I come from an immigrant family; I am a survivor of ICE detention).
Speak from your experience. (I’m a healthcare worker and immigration detention is bad for public health; I’m a teacher and I’ve seen how detention rips students’ families apart; I’m a Bay Area resident and I don’t want an ICE jail in my community.)
If you are an expert in a particular area and want to offer comments on your area of expertise, explain why you are uniquely qualified to offer this perspective.
ICE enforcement increases in areas with detention centers. How could ICE activity impact you and your community?
How do you feel about inhumane and dangerous conditions in ICE detention?
ICE detention centers are a strain on local resources. How would it impact you if there is a strain on emergency services, including medical services?
Traffic also increases around detention centers. How could increased traffic, noise, or pollution impact you or your friends and family?
Share your affiliations. Name if you are a part of a relevant group or organization.

You can find additional talking points and resources to inform your public comment on our website. To get involved with the ICE Out of Dublin Coalition, follow them on Instagram @iceoutofdublin and/or email iceoutofdublin@gmail.com.

Note: If you are not comfortable submitting your name and address to the Bureau of Prisons, please email your public comment to iceoutofdublin@gmail.com with the subject line “Anonymous Submission.” If you have previously submitted a comment on FCI Dublin on the Action Network form, please do not submit one here as well.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons
(Facilities Management, Construction and Environmental Review Section)

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Share your connection to Dublin (I’ve lived in Dublin for 20 years; I’m a Dublin public school student; I work in Dublin), or immigration detention (I come from an immigrant family; I am a survivor of ICE detention).
Speak from your experience. (I’m a healthcare worker and immigration detention is bad for public health; I’m a teacher and I’ve seen how detention rips students’ families apart; I’m a Bay Area resident and I don’t want an ICE jail in my community.)
If you are an expert in a particular area and want to offer comments on your area of expertise, explain why you are uniquely qualified to offer this perspective.
ICE enforcement increases in areas with detention centers. How could ICE activity impact you and your community?
How do you feel about inhumane and dangerous conditions in ICE detention?
ICE detention centers are a strain on local resources. How would it impact you if there is a strain on emergency services, including medical services?
Traffic also increases around detention centers. How could increased traffic, noise, or pollution impact you or your friends and family?
Share your affiliations. Name if you are a part of a relevant group or organization.

The recipient:

Federal Bureau of Prisons
(Facilities Management, Construction and Environmental Review Section)

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Subject FCI Dublin Environmental Assessment: Keep FCI Dublin Closed, Keep ICE

I am writing to provide public comment regarding the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) "Environmental Assessment (EA) - Proposed Action to Permanently Deactivate and Close the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, Camp Parks, California."

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The EA confirms that the FCI Dublin property is unsafe and uninhabitable and would cost tens of millions of dollars to repair, and supports BOP’s proposal to permanently close the prison. Not only should it be closed, it should be demolished, and never used to incarcerate people again.

FCI Dublin was built nearly 50 years ago, and the buildings are crumbling and in poor condition. Leaving the facilities empty, and transferring the property as is, could lead to ongoing safety risks, environmental hazards, and a blight in the community.

Unused federal facilities are often transferred to another agency. The EA doesn’t consider this. The FCI Dublin facility could be re-opened as an immigration detention facility. ICE toured the facility and has refused to say they won’t try to turn it into an immigration detention center. This would have devastating impacts on the local community’s safety, resources, and environment.

The EA did not consider the most important option: closing and demolishing the facility. Demolition would reduce environmental and safety risks and prevent the facility from being reused in ways that harm the community.

For these reasons, I respectfully urge BOP to:
Fully analyze what is likely to happen after closure, including vacancy, transfer & reuse;
Consider the potential impacts of the facility being reopened or repurposed, including as an immigration detention center; and
Evaluate demolition of the facility, not just closure.

Sincerely,

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[Your Address]

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No ICE Detention at FCI Dublin

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