From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As the world continues to respond to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, many families are staying home with their children, caring for them with the hopes that they will stay healthy and safe together. Yet right now, … Continued
Sunday, July 19, 2020, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. You can show your support for migrant children and families being detained in Berks County in Pennsylvania on a virtual vigil from 3:30-4:30 p.m., Sunday, July 19, on the Pennsylvania Council of Churches … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Join Doctors for Camp Closure this Friday, July 10th, for a mobilization to Harrisburg. Governor Wolf can shut down Berks but he still chooses not to do so. In fact, the state of Pennsylvania is fighting us in … Continued
June 27, 2020 The Wolf Administration released the following statement in support of U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Judge Dolly M. Gee’s ruling on Friday ordering the release of migrant children held in the country’s three … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Together, We Can End Family Detention At this moment, there are five families facing indefinite detention at the Berks County Detention Center, three from Haiti and two from Latin America, with children ages 1 to 5. This is yet again … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): You may remember a recent story we posted: 7-Year-Old Girl and Dad Finally Released After Horrific 250 Days at Migrant Family Jail The migrant family jail in question was the Berks County Residential Center. Now … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): Five families remain at the family prison, families with a 5 year-old, two 3 year-olds and two 1 year-olds. Children and families who should have never been imprisoned to begin with. So, these families have sued the … Continued
Posted at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/4/2/1933655/-Seven-year-old-girl-and-dad-finally-released-after-horrific-250-days-at-migrant-family-jail Gabe Ortiz Protesters outside the Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania last year. In a major victory for advocacy groups that have been pushing for their release, a seven-year-old child and her dad were finally freed from a migrant … Continued
As reported COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania continue to grow, the Shut Down Berks Coalition urgently demands that Governor Wolf immediately issue an Emergency Removal Order (ERO) to stop ICE from using the Berks County Detention Center as a family prison. Calls … Continued