Message View Jesus blessed children. ICE wants to cage them. [signature needed]
Today, Faithful America is leading a national coalition of partner organizations demanding that Congress do its constitutional duty and protect children and families from ICE detention. In less than 14 months of President Trump's second term, ICE detained more than 6,200 children -- including at least 500 babies and toddlers. More than 1,600 children were held beyond the court-set 20-day limit on child detention. On an average day, ICE holds nearly 10 times as many children as it did during the final year of the previous administration. These are children of God -- children Jesus welcomed, blessed, and placed at the center of his ministry. Yet ICE is expanding this cruel system. JOIN OUR JOINT ACTION In Alexandria, Louisiana, the England Economic and Industrial Development District has signed a contract to turn former military barracks at England Airpark into a 528-bed detention facility for children and families. Groundwater at the former Air Force b...