Your signature could end child and family detention! Sign now.
Your signature could end child and family detention! Sign now. Take action “All you will feel is sadness and mostly depression.” 14-year-old detained child at the Dilley detention center “The only thing they tell you is to drink more water… and it seems the water is what makes people sick.” 12-year-old detained at Dilley These are just a few of the testimonials of children detained at the Dilley Detention Center in South Texas. [1] Liam Conejo Ramos, the boy in the bunny hat, and children as young as two-months-old have been held in these facilities, exposed to conditions that are unsafe, [2], neglectful, [3] and deeply harmful to their development and well-being. [4] Even though Liam has been released from Dilley, his parents report that he is still experiencing fear and trauma.[5] I wish I could say Liam’s situation is unusual, but it’s not. In the past year alone, at least 6,200 children have been detained by immigration authorities, despite repeated warnings...
