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Letters from inside: As officials threaten them with transfers, 16 women detained in Hutto speak out
June 29, 2018 by Bethany N. Carson
Multiple women have reported that officials inside the detention center say they will send all those separated from their children to a military base somewhere in Texas.
A total of 20 letters were received by Grassroots Leadership organizers on Friday, illuminating the anguish of mothers who remain separated from the children they haven’t seen since asking for asylum at the southern border. Read more about Letters from inside: As officials threaten them with transfers, 16 women detained in Hutto speak out
Grassroots Leadership’s Statement on Southwest Key and the detention of immigrant children and families
June 29, 2018 by Cristina Parker
At Grassroots Leadership, we believe that no one should profit off of the incarceration of human beings. Read more about Grassroots Leadership’s Statement on Southwest Key and the detention of immigrant children and families
BREAKING: Williamson County votes to end contract with T. Don Hutto immigrant detention center
GEORGETOWN, TX — The Williamson County Commissioners Court today voted 4-1 to end the intergovernmental service agreement with the T. Don Hutto detention center in Taylor, Texas. The move follows months of public pressure from formerly detained women, advocates, members of the faith community and Williamson County residents in the Shut Down Hutto Coalition who have called for the closure of the for-profit prison. Read more about BREAKING: Williamson County votes to end contract with T. Don Hutto immigrant detention center
Read this letter from a mother locked up at a Texas detention center who is separated from her children
AUSTIN — A letter from inside the Hutto detention center received by advocates over the weekend details what it is like for a mother separated from her children and detained by ICE. Read more about Read this letter from a mother locked up at a Texas detention center who is separated from her children
Faith leaders, community to hold “Jericho March” to call on Williamson County Commissioners to shut down T. Don Hutto
WHAT: Testimony to County Commissioners and March
WHO: Faith leaders, community members, and advocates
WHEN: Tuesday, June 26 at 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
WHERE: Williamson County Commissioners Court, 710 S Main St, Georgetown, TX 78626 Read more about Faith leaders, community to hold “Jericho March” to call on Williamson County Commissioners to shut down T. Don Hutto
