Contact ICE to Free Kids & Parents
TOGETHER!
Before July 27th!!
260 children and parents
are currently detained in the three family detention centers in Dilley and Karnes City, Texas, and in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
On July 20th, federal U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee
extended the deadline date to July 27th
by which all children must be released from the family detention centers which she called "on fire" with COVID.
What are we hearing from detained parents?:
“We have already been here for more than three months, and my daughter doesn’t speak anymore because of the trauma she experienced.” -- M.E.L.
“Which prison in this world keeps a 3 years old toddler for no reason or a crime locked down during this worldwide pandemic? My baby is here because our lives were in danger. They have no right to keep my baby for more than 20 days, but it has been more than four months. No judge is helping us. I want someone to hear me. We are in pain.” -- M.N.
Take Action NOW to Encourage ICE Releases Children and Families TOGETHER!!
1) Go
HERE
to make a quick call to Acting ICE Director Matt Albence to urge
ICE release the children AND parents together on Monday, July 27th!
2) Go
HERE
to watch and learn about "Black Immigrants in Family Detention,"
a powerful livestream sponsored by RAICES in Texas & the Haitian Bridge
Alliance in San Diego.
3) Pray with faith and community partners at noon tomorrow, who will again
gather outside ICE Headquarters in D.C. to raise moral voices, and try to
deliver signatures of over 300,000 who have signed to ask ICE to
4) Go
HERE
to download prayers, images, templates to hold your own public or family vigil today or tomorrow to lift up your support for children and
parents currently detained!
- Pray Now for the Children to be Released WITH their Parents
- Pray that Parents Not be Forced to "Choose" to Remain Detained While their Children are Released to a Sponsor
- Pray that Parents will Not Be Forced to Waive their Children's Protections, and Have to Remain Detained in Dangerous Conditions Together
