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Nov 30, 2021 • 9 tweets • 4 min read

@theknocks

It is an hour past 5pm, and @theknocks have still not publicly announced that they are going to withdraw from performing at the Heartland Holiday Brunch. Dozens of groups have signed on, asking them not to support Heartland Alliance.

80% of Heartland Alliance's income comes from a contract with the federal government to detain migrant children.

The US gov. mass detain migrant children who arrive at the border without a legal guardian. 90% of these kids have family they’re trying to reunite with. While ICE investigates these families, the feds pay orgs like Heartland to lock these children up.

Former staff at Heartland baby jails testify that what these detention centers do is a “legalized form of kidnapping.” As this system of detention expands nationally, so do Heartland’s profits.

@theknocks

By accepting Heartland's money, @theknocks is complicit in covering up child detention. When asked in an Instagram DM, James Patterson denied that he was playing, but refused to make a public statement. As of now, Heartland Alliance still lists him as playing their brunch.

@theknocks

@theknocks @djbroc @MrJPatt please publicly withdraw from the Heartland Holiday Brunch! Don't help Heartland profit from the detention of children! Don’t take money from the kidnappers of children!