Shut Down Ft. Bliss Asylum-Seeking Child Detention Center!
520 so far! Help us get to 1,000 signers!
We ask you to vocally support closing down the asylum-seeking child detention center at Ft. Bliss and hold up all additional funding to HHS until they stop giving contracts to private companies that cut corners on children’s safety. Whistleblowers just described children in detention not having access to clean clothing, regular showers, and being supervised by people with zero experience in child welfare. There are widespread reports of depression, anxiety, and stress.
This is completely unacceptable. This is not who we can or should be as a country, and it's urgent that these facilities are shut down and replaced with a compassionate solution that welcomes children with dignity, instead of treating them like criminals.