Join us for a sit-in at Rep Derrick Van Orden's Eau Claire office on Wednesday April 30 to show solidarity and make our voices heard, speaking against his inaction and silence.

I (Laura Benjamin) will be there. Emily Berge and Rebecca Cooke were invited but unable to make the time due to scheduling conflicts on short notice. Because this was not originally my event plan and we are using my platform to further spread the word, we kept the originally planned time. We will look for a more universally available time for future actions.

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We're living in unprecedented times. It its first 100 days, the Trump Administration kidnapped thousands of people - including United States Citizens - in violation of the US Constitution's protections of due process and habeas corpus, and trafficked across borders to a foreign prison - with
no charges, no trial, and no access to attorneys.

Conditions in the CECOT facility meet international definitions of cruel and unusual punishment: lights on for 24 hours, overcrowded conditions, and inadequate food and hygiene. These people are in what amounts to a modern day concentration camp.

Congressional Republicans have failed to take action to stop this inhumane treatment. These people, criminal or no, deserve human rights and constitutional protections.

Our Congressional Representative, Derrick Van Orden has been silent on the issue. We must demand he and other Republicans in Congress speak up for the Constitution and take action.

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It's recommended you arrive between 3:20 and 3:25. We'll be gathering outside the front of the building before entering at 3:30, staying until 4pm at which time we'll march down the street to the Federal Building to join the weekly protest.