1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I need you to publicly oppose the $122 million detention center DHS just purchased in Socorro and work to shut down all ICE detention facilities. This expansion of the deportation machine is inhumane and represents a dangerous escalation of enforcement operations that tear families apart and violate human dignity. The federal government spent $122 million on a warehouse to cage people while claiming there isn't money for healthcare. That choice reveals exactly what this administration prioritizes. ICE facilities are documented sites of medical neglect, sexual abuse, and deaths in custody. Expanding detention capacity doesn't make anyone safer. It creates more suffering. The lack of transparency around this purchase is alarming. Local Socorro officials weren't formally notified before the deal closed. The community deserves a say when the federal government establishes detention infrastructure in their backyard, yet DHS bypassed any meaningful input process. Detention is not immigration policy. It's a human rights crisis. I expect you to condemn this facility, demand accountability for how this purchase happened without local consultation, and advocate for closing all ICE detention centers. These facilities should not exist.