8/28/21

#FreeTheChildren Vigil of Light, El Paso, August 28, 2021. Children need #HomesNotDetention #WelcomeWIthDignity #EndChildDetention. Close the emergency intake sites at Fort Bliss and Pecos! Vigil hosted by Witness at the Border Border Network for Human Rights Coalition to End Child Detention- El Paso.

UPDATE 9/10/21: Over 2,000 migrant children are still detained at Fort Bliss. Three whistleblower complaints have now been filed detailing inhumane conditions there and in other child detention facilities. Approximately 14,000 migrant children are currently held by the Department of Health and Human Services. #FreeTheChildren