DHS: Release immigrant kids from detention
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Hundreds of immigrant kids are detained at the border past the legal limit of 72 hours. They’re being held in the same cage-like detention cells that horrified so many of us several years ago.
The Biden administration is considering reopening a detention center for immigrant children in Florida that was closed due to abuse and unsafe conditions. But experts say there are safer alternatives.
Parents are asking DHS Secretary Mayorkas to end child detention — we need an immigration system that prioritizes the safety, health, and dignity of immigrant children and families.
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DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
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Dear Secretary Mayorkas,
President Biden campaigned on his promise to reunite immigrant families. Yet a record number of migrant kids are being detained in unsafe border facilities — hundreds past the legal limit of 72 hours.
Your administration is considering re-opening a child detention center in Homestead, Florida, which was closed due to sexual abuse and unsafe conditions. These children have done nothing wrong besides trying to seek a better life. One detained minor is one too many.
ParentsTogether is an organization representing 2.5 million families in every state — thousands of whom are immigrant families. We demand that you end the practice of immigrant child detention and seek other practical solutions, such as placing children with foster homes while they wait for family members. We need an immigration system that prioritizes safety, health, and dignity of immigrant children and families.