Melting ICE is a traveling public exhibition featuring the stories and experiences of people currently and previously detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. Through the testimonies of those detained, we examine the private prison system and highlight the efforts of La Resistencia, a grassroots organization led by undocumented immigrants and people of color fighting to end detentions and stop deportations. The exhibit centers storytelling as an act of living resistance and affirms that those detained are full persons with human rights who deserve dignity and respect.

Team Members include: Rufina Reyes, Liliana Chumpitasi, Maru Mora Villalpando, Quintin Mattson-Hayward, Alejandra Gonza, Perla Vasquez, Bob Bussel and Sonia De La Cruz.

Melting ICE is a project of Monument Lab's Re:Generation, supported by the Mellon Foundation. For a full list of credits, see Re:Generation 2024.

Images:
1:Team photo (Cleary Rubinos/Monument Lab)