{"id":1534,"date":"2020-07-07T13:44:05","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T13:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/?page_id=1534"},"modified":"2020-12-18T00:15:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:15:03","slug":"free-people-from-ice-detention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rightsnow.amnestyusa.org\/free-people-from-ice-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"Free people from ICE detention"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tAs the world continues to cope from the enduring COVID-19 pandemic, immigrants and asylum-seekers locked up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have been left behind to face these turbulent times alone, in detention facilities with inadequate medical care and crowded, tinderbox-like conditions. These detained individuals and families are in extreme danger, with rapid spread already occurring.<\/span><\/p> #<\/a>freepastorsteven<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 #freethefamilies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 #protectimmigrants<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Pastor Steven is a human rights activist seeking asylum in the U.S. after Ugandan government forces amputated two of his fingers and murdered his family members. He would likely be killed if deported to Uganda.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t His health has rapidly deteriorated under ICE\u2019s watch as they keep him detained in Texas.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Families like Ana and Victoria, who are simply seeking safety from violence and persecution are now locked up by ICE in Pennsylvania and Texas, where COVID-19 runs rampant. ICE now has a choice: family unity and freedom, or family separation and detention. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUrge Acting ICE Director Tony Pham to free people\u2014including <\/b>all<\/i><\/b> families together\u2014from ICE detention and protect them from COVID-19.<\/b><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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# free pastor steven<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tICE must #FreePastorSteven<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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# free the families<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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