{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"7-22-26 ICE","description":" Un exitoso movimiento de boicot ha obligado a Citizens Bank, una de las instituciones financieras m\u00e1s grandes de Nueva Inglaterra, a poner fin a sus v\u00ednculos financieros con CoreCivic y The GEO Group, las dos mayores empresas de prisiones privadas que gestionan centros de detenci\u00f3n para el ICE. El movimiento de boicot  denominado "De-ICE Citizens Bank" ha logrado recibir el apoyo de funcionarios municipales, artistas e iglesias. Notablemente la Organizaci\u00f3n Interreligiosa del Area Metropolitana de Boston retir\u00f3 un mill\u00f3n de d\u00f3lares de su cuenta en Citizens Bank y se comprometi\u00f3 a seguir retirando fondos hasta que el banco abordara las exigencias. Los gobiernos municipales de Montclair y Jersey City amenazaron con retirar los dep\u00f3sitos p\u00fablicos si el banco no romp\u00eda sus lazos con las empresas de prisiones privadas. En su comunicado, Citizens Bank aborda extensamente el boicot y se presenta como v\u00edctima de acusaciones injustas, y califica las actividades de los centros de detenci\u00f3n como legales, y acusa a los activistas de politizar el asunto. El banco afirma que, a pesar de haber roto los v\u00ednculos con las empresas, su opini\u00f3n sobre los modelos de negocio y las operaciones de estas compa\u00f1\u00edas no ha cambiado. A successful boycott movement has forced Citizens Bank, one of the largest financial institutions in New England, to end its financial ties with CoreCivic and The GEO Group, the two largest private prison companies that run detention centers for ICE. The boycott and protest movement called De-ICE Citizens Bank has garnered the support of city government officials, artists and churches. Most notably, the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization withdrew one million dollars from its Citizens Bank account, and had committed to continue withdrawing until the bank addressed concerns. The city governments of Montclair and Jersey City threatened to withdraw municipal deposits if the bank didn't sever ties with private prison companies. In its statement, Citizens Bank discusses the boycott at length and portrays itself as a victim of unfair accusations. It also frames the actions of the ICE detention centers as being lawful, and accuses activists of politicizing the issue.  The bank says that despite their cutting ties with the companies, their views on the companies\u2019 business models and operations has not changed. ","author_name":"Bolet\u00edn de Noticias de KBBF \/ KBBF News Bulletin","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/460356","html":"