Demand Detainees Receive Legal and Humane Treatment

We need to make it clear we will not stand by and allow any people within our borders to be treated inhumanely and without dignity.  

1.  To connect with your federal or state representatives, use the following link: https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/ 
2. If you are passionate about this issue, please share a link to this page with friends or on your social media. Our power grows when we unite. 
3. Please consider making multiple calls or sending multiple emails to your congresspeople to drive home the message that you will not stop until they take action. 

Script to Consider for Calls and Emails: 

Hello, 

I and other constituents want to ensure that all those detained by ICE and DHS are treated humanely and are treated like “People” recognized and protected by our constitution or released until this can be achieved. See Plyler v. Doe, 1982.

ICE and DHS have trampled on the rights of immigrants, as well as those of Citizens, without apology or restraint. Their reckless disregard for human dignity and human rights is disgusting and cannot be allowed to persist in this great nation. 

Conditions detainees experience include inadequate medical care, filthy conditions, harassment and abuse. They are also frequently sent to detention facilities far away from where they were detained, at times in different states. 

These people not been tried and sentenced, they are simply being detained. This cruel treatment threatens their access to their families and supports, local legal representation, and spiritual care. 

Children are also being detained in prisons without due process, proper education, medical care, pastoral care or emotional care. Simultaneously they endure the traumas of detainment and being separated from their families, supports and communities as well as the human rights abuses within the walls of these facilities. 

If you truly believe in the constitution, and represent us and not the administration, you will honor your oath of office and listen to your constituents. I call on you to do everything within your power to help right the wrongs being committed, stop the harms being inflicted and honor our constitution by demanding those detained be treated like “people” who have rights and who deserve to be protected from harm and treated with dignity. 

I ask you to respond to this message directly and not with some clipped pre-prepared message and let me know where you stand on this issue. 

Sincerely, 

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Tips for Effective Calling:

1. One Issue Per Call: Focus on one topic per call to ensure it is accurately tallied.
2. Keep it Brief: Staffers are logging, not debating; simply state your name, address, and your position on the issue.
3. Daily Calls are Okay: It is generally acceptable to call once a day about an active issue or vote.
4. Use Local Offices if the Washington D.C. Office is Busy: Calls to the local district office are also logged. 
5. If Needed, Use Tools: Platforms like 5Calls.org or local advocacy group guides help identify the best times and numbers to call.