EMAIL DHS WITH A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT:
crcl@dhs.gov
CRCLCompliance@hq.dhs.gov
SUBJECT LINE:
WE DEMAND DUE PROCESS FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
(Feel free to change the subject line, it’s better to diversify so our emails don’t get sent to spam.)
BODY TEXT:
It’s a little long but bear with me; just copy/paste and fill in the blanks.
My name is [Enter FULL Name Here]
[DOB]
[CELL NUMBER]
[MAILING/HOME ADDRESS]
from [City, State].
I am emailing to file a formal Civil Rights Complaint against the Department of Homeland Security in McAllen, Texas.
Immigrant children are being illegally detained at Hampton Inn & Suites McAllen, address 10 W Expy 83, McAllen, TX 78501.
Under 6 U.S.C. § 345 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000ee-1, the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is obligated to review and assess the following civil liberties abuses:
The VIOLATION OF RIGHTS while in immigration detention or as a subject of immigration enforcement:
- Immigrant children are being unlawfully detained for days to weeks in a facility not owned by the government, being transported in UNMARKED vehicles, DENIED access to telephones, and are being monitored by persons NOT in uniform. These persons, when asked for identification, REFUSED to tell lawyers their identities/authority. They simply denied being the police but gave no further identification, telling lawyers "they don't need to f***ing know who [I] am."
- These UNMARKED vehicles are said to be "contractors who are non-law enforcement staff members trained to work with minors and to ensure that all aspects of the transport or stay are compliant." However, these contractors are NOT said to be licensed child care specialists, nor can it be verified they have received FBI background checks. There is NO VERIFICATION that detained children are SAFE with these contractors.
The VIOLATION OF DUE PROCESS rights, such as the right to timely notice of charges or ACCESS TO A LAWYER:
- On July 23, 2020 immigration lawyers with the TEXAS CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT attempted to contact detainees inside the Hampton hotel, but were VIOLENTLY pushed back into an elevator and were forced to leave the premises. This is a DIRECT VIOLATION of DUE PROCESS rights in which detainees were DENIED contact to immigration lawyers.
The CRCL is OBLIGATED to acknowledge, review, and INVESTIGATE this human rights complaint under Executive Order 13107.
We demand to see the immediate fulfillment of DUE PROCESS RIGHTS to these detainees.
With power,
[Enter Name Here]
NOW SIGN THE PETITION:
http://chng.it/XtVmCygH6F
SIGN THE PETITION TO CALL CONGRESS TO ACTION
https://txcivilrights.org/act/congress-investigate-the-illegal-detention-of-children-and-asylum-seekers-at-secret-hotels/