Over the last year, Amnesty supporters have been vocal in calls to shut down the despicable detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz." We rallied, organized, raised our voices, and helped expose the government-sanctioned terror and torture going on inside its walls.
And now, it’s reported to be shutting down. As I write, the facility remains open, and we won't stop until every last person is out and it is closed for good. We won’t stop until people held unlawfully in detention centers across the country can walk freely.
Dorinda, hear me out: Our collective action is making a difference.
Public scrutiny is growing. Lawmakers are being forced to answer for the cruelty of detention policies. More of us are paying attention.
That's exactly why we cannot stop now.
As Congress pours billions more into detention and enforcement, we must continue challenging the detention system wherever we can — including at the Dilley detention center in Texas. We need your help to shut it — and all cruel detention centers — DOWN. Will you take action today?
Dilley is the only family immigration detention center operating in the United States. And we have a chance to shut. 👏 it. 👏 down. 👏
Families seeking safety should never be locked behind bars while navigating the asylum process. Children should never be detained simply because their families are seeking protection.
Family detention is cruel and unnecessary. And it must end.
Today, I’m asking you to help channel your outrage into action.
Add your name to Amnesty’s letter to lawmakers and demand the closure of the Dilley detention center — as well as an end to mass detention in the U.S.!
