Sign the petition: Close the Homestead Child Detention Center! 

Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II, Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families Lynn Johnson, and Acting Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement Jonathan Hayes

The U.S. government is currently holding over 2,000 child migrants, many of whom have been separated from their families by U.S. immigration officials, in a detention center in Homestead, Florida. Most have fled violence and poverty in Central America and are seeking asylum in the United States. 

Instead of being released to family members or other sponsors, many are spending weeks or months in inhumane detention. And because Homestead is an emergency influx center, children are not protected by agreements that ordinarily ensure licensing and other standards are met. 

Sign the petition to stop immigrant child detention today!

Participating Organizations:
American Friends Service Committee
CMSM
CREDO Action
Daily Kos
Detention Watch Network (DWN)
Farmworker Association of Florida
Franciscan Action Network
Love Resists
National Immigrant Justice Center
Other 98%
Progress America
Side With Love Campaign
Sojourners
United We Dream


Supporting Organizations:
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action
Church and Society of the United Methodist Church
Don't Separate Families
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC)
T’ruah
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)

To: Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II, Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families Lynn Johnson, and Acting Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement Jonathan Hayes
From: [Your Name]

As someone who cares about the safety and well-being of every child, I urge you to:  

-Reunite children with their sponsors as quickly as possible and end collaborations with the Department of Homeland Security that interfere with reunifications.    

-Close the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Alien Children and stop using emergency influx facilities. 

All children deserve to live in safety and peace. It’s time to reunite children with their loved ones.