Over the past year, over 4,000 children have been detained by ICE. Every day, ICE detains 175 more children. This site contains some of the letters sent by children held at the ICE detention center in Dilley, Texas. Many children have been in Dilley for over 100 days, and some for nearly a year. Please stand up for these kids. Share this on social and tell your representative that this is not okay.

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  • When we will go home?

  • My Family - Luisanney Toloza, Age 5

  • I am 5 years old. I want to go to school. I miss my bear."

  • Hello. My name is Valentina. I am 9 years old. I have been detained for a long time.

  • I am 5 years old. I want to go home.

  • I am Maria Guerra Montoya and I have been here for 113 days.

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News Stories

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility - ProPublica

The Children of Dilley - CNN

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center - NBC

Pediatricians send letter to DHS demanding release of children in ICE detention. - Texas Public Radio

Children ‘continue to suffer’ at Texas immigration detention facility, attorneys allege - MS NOW