Joint letter to investigate conditions at Stewart Detention Center in Georgia Senator David Perdue 455 Russell Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Representative Drew Ferguson 1032 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Representative Rob Woodall 1725 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Representative Barry Loudermilk 329 Cannon House Office …

Joint letter re Immigration and Customs Enforcement policies - October 2016 October 11, 2016 Jeh Johnson Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Johnson: Immigrants’ rights, civil rights, and government-openness organizations write to express grave concerns about recent statements …

HRDC letter in support of CA SB29 re immigrant detention - March 2017 Human Rights Defense Center DEDICATED TO PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS March 21, 2017 The Honorable Senator Ricardo Lara State Capitol, Room 5050 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Support for SB 29 – Immigrant Detention Dear Senator Lara: The Human …

Joint letter to DHS Secretary re protecting the safety of immigration detainees - Dec. 2016 December 16, 2016 The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Re: Final requests to protect the safety and health of immigration detainees Dear Secretary Johnson: On behalf of the …

Joint letter to U.S. Attorney General re deporting children without counsel, April 2016 April 29, 2016 The Honorable Loretta E. Lynch Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Lynch: We, the undersigned 177 children’s rights, civil rights, …

Joint letter to TX officials about private immigration family detention facilities October 13, 2015 The Hon. Greg Abbott Governor Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-2428 The Hon. John J. Specia, Jr. Commissioner Texas Department of Family and Protective Services 701 West 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 …

Sign-on letter re HHS PREA standards Feb 2015 February 23, 2015 The Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 8th Floor West Washington, DC 20024 RE: Comments on Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse …

Joint Letter Opposing New Family Detention Centers July 7, 2014 The Honorable Jeh Johnson Secretary Department of Homeland Security The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Deputy Secretary Department of Homeland Security Re: Open Letter in Response to Announcement of New Immigrant Family Detention Beds Dear Secretary Johnson and Deputy Secretary Mayorkas: We, …