1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

DHS is allowing Inhuman conditions must be investigated and ICE abolished! Baby Juan Nicolás, a 2-month-old boy, spent half of his life in a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, where he developed bronchitis and was rushed to the hospital after becoming unresponsive while choking on his own vomit. A sick baby who needed medical care. In a detention center run by a private prison contractor reaping historic profits. This is how our nation is choosing to spend our tax dollars and express our American values. Baby Juan — along with his 1-year-old sister, his mom, and his dad — was removed from detention and abandoned in Mexico, just across the U.S. southern border. According to reports, the family had little more than nothing: $190 from their commissary and a cellphone without a charger. Stranded. If it wasn’t clear before, let it be clear now: We are witnessing a human rights emergency within our own borders, led by our own government, and executed in our own name as Americans.