1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”
From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
4/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border
5/ “...more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
7/ Read the rest of the letters: propublica.org/article/ice-di…
8/ For more on what kids are experiencing inside the Dilley detention center, read the full story by reporter @micarosenberg:
propublica.org/article/life-i…
@micarosenberg 9/ DHS, which oversees ICE, said “no one is denied medical care“ and detained parents have the option to be deported together. CoreCivic, which operates Dilley, said that health and safety is a priority and that medical staff met “the highest standards of care.”
@micarosenberg 10/ We’re not done reporting. Please get in touch with us via Signal at 917-512-0201 if you or someone you know:
• Has worked at an immigration detention facility
• Has been detained at such a facility
• Has info about the companies contracted to build and provide services
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