URGENT For the past 9 mos, ICE has held a migrant boy in the juvenile jail in Cowlitz County, WA. ICE found him when looking 4 his friend; he's never been charged with a crime in his life. On Tues, he turns 18 + ICE plans to send him to the #NWDC in defiance of judge's order...
He arrived in the US as an unaccompd minor at 14; ICE has never shown evidence he is a danger or a flight risk. But Cowlitz Co. is making $170/night to warehouse him, until the cash he generates can be transferred to GEO... jsis.washington.edu/humanrights/20…
Months ago, Cowlitz released all US citizen children from its youth jail in order to protect them from the spread of COVID-19, but migrant children continue detained -- even in case like this boy, who has never been charged with a crime in his life...
Please (this is urgent!) tell ICE to release this boy now. There is *no* public safety justification for his detention... action.aclu.org/send-message/t…
And please (this is urgent!) tell Cowlitz county commissioners to stop their caging migrant kids for cash. actionnetwork.org/letters/cowlit…
Here’s the good news: ICE released some kids from this facility after the last round of public pressure. Taking action works!!
