1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

I’m writing to demand your urgent action regarding the deportation of asylum seekers to El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison. Under a $6 million agreement, the U.S. has deported at least 238 individuals—179 of whom have no criminal record—to a facility described by human rights observers as a “transnational penal colony.” CECOT is a concentration camp in all but name. Prisoners there face unimaginable, systematic cruelty: * They are confined shoulder-to-shoulder 23.5 hours a day with no outdoor time—ever. * Lights remain on 24/7, eliminating any sense of time or sleep cycle. * There are no books, jobs, classes, or human contact. * No phone calls, no letters, no family or legal visits. Cell signals are blocked for miles. * Most are held without charges or trial. When trials occur, they’re virtual—up to 900 at a time. * Beatings, psychological torture, and even waterboarding have been reported. * Many must sleep standing up or take turns lying on bare concrete. * Medical care is denied. Over 350 people have died inside. * Some are forced to live alongside dead cellmates until the bodies are removed. * Survivors report being forced to kneel for hours, beaten for speaking, and say the silence inside is “unnatural and tense.” These are crimes against humanity. Full list of conditions:
https://www.facebook.com/100001504333878/posts/pfbid07vZpA2TrdxMAxBPZe72RKg3wY3tAGUwue9JjThfMsC9fYycBqqQveXb9Xbvook19l/?mibextid=wwXIfr This is a human rights emergency. I urge you to: 1. Demand accountability and transparency from DHS and ICE. 2. Press the State Department to secure the release of wrongfully detained individuals. 3. Prohibit further deportations to CECOT and ensure asylum seekers are protected, not sent to die. We cannot remain silent. Please speak out and take immediate action.