We are calling on the U.S. government to ensure the safety of all LGBTQ immigrants by ending their detention and deportation.

Why is this important?

Of the 11 million undocumented people in the United States, more than 267,000 identify as LGBTQ; individuals who fled their home countries to escape persecution and torture. Instead of finding safety, LGBTQ immigrants are placed in dangerous detention facilities where they wait anywhere from weeks to months to see a judge who will decide their fate.

For many, deportation isn't just separation from friends and family, it can be a death sentence. 

While detention is hard on everyone, it is especially dangerous for LGBTQ people. Non-heterosexual men are 10 times more likely than the general population to experience abuse in detention. Trans women are 13 times more likely to experience sexual assault. Housing LGBTQ people in such deplorable conditions is wrong and impedes their ability to ask for asylum.

In an attempt to keep LGBTQ people safe, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) often segregates them from other detainees. Segregation takes many forms, from complete isolation in solitary confinement to group holding cells. In both of these cases, LGBTQ people, particularly gay men and transgender women, are easy targets for harassment and abuse from other detainees or staff. Segregation is not the solution.

ICE cannot detain LGBTQ people safely, so it should not detain them at all.

If enough of us speak up and pressure the administration, we will win real relief for LGBTQ undocumented immigrants - the same way we won DACA.

Sign the petition to stop the detention & deportation of LGBTQ immigrants.