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Locking up families who come to the U.S. to seek safely isn’t just morally wrong — it violates their human rights. Yet it is still happening. It’s past time for the U.S. government to commit to the humane treatment of families seeking safety and end the practice of family detention. With your support, we can put a stop to it once and for all.

Thankfully, a critical bill called the Freedom for Families Act has been introduced that would prohibit ICE from detaining families and shut down these facilities for good. The bill also supports the expansion of humane, community-based programs to support families seeking safety. The Freedom for Families Act is an important companion to the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act that would transform the overall immigration detention system.

Children should be able to grow up and live in freedom with their families as they pursue their right to seek safety. But right now, there’s no guarantee that this legislation can make it through Congress — that’s why we need your support.

Tell your members of Congress: Help pass the Freedom for Families Act Now.

⬇ Make Your Voice Heard ⬇

Dear Member of Congress:

As your constituent, I write to urge you to support the Freedom for Families Act and move it forward for markup and a floor vote.

The Freedom for Families Act is a powerful step forward towards compassion for families seeking asylum and humanitarian protection. Families with children should never be detained because they are seeking safety from persecution and violence. This bill would permit families to live in freedom while they pursue their cases, with community-based support and access to legal counsel.

The Freedom for Families Act is an important legislative companion to the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (S. 1186, H.R. 2222), which would transform the immigration detention system. The mass detention of immigrants and asylum-seekers is inhumane, endangers thousands of people during a global pandemic, and contravenes the U.S.’s legal, policy, and international commitments. People have a right to seek safety, and our current policies violate that human right.

Maintaining family detention is not just cruel, but unnecessary. Community-based programs, which provide access to legal counsel and case management, are not only more humane and cost-effective, they have also been highly successful in providing people with support to navigate their immigration court proceedings. A network of community-based organizations that provide support for immigrants and asylum-seekers exists, and we should use it.

The time for Congress to take action is now. Children should never be detained for their immigration status, and families shouldn’t be punished as they’re fleeing danger. This is a critical opportunity to pass critical reforms, and begin to center human rights in our immigration system – as they always should have been.

I urge you to support the passage of the Freedom for Families Act.

Sincerely,

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