Madonna, Gracie Abrams, Muna, and dozens of different artists have signed a petition calling for the “rapid closure” of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention heart in Dilley, Texas. The open letter, revealed on Change.org, calls for an finish to the detention of kids and households, and requests “transparency, accountability, and systemic reforms to stop these abuses from occurring anyplace in the US.”
The petition demanding its closure has 1000’s of signatures for the time being. Kesha, John Legend, King Princess, Brandi Carlile, the Indigo Ladies, Lance Bass, and Sara Bareilles have all added their names, in addition to numerous high-profile actors and administrators: Ayo Edebiri, Keke Palmer, Lena Dunham, Elliot Web page, Pedro Pascal, Jane Fonda, Javier Bardem, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Corridor, and plenty of extra.
“No youngster needs to be locked in an immigration detention heart,” the letter opens. “We, the undersigned, name for the rapid closure of the Dilley Immigration Processing Middle, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) household detention heart in Texas and an finish to the detention of kids and households. Youngsters held in immigration detention endure trauma, neglect and circumstances that violate fundamental requirements of well being, security, dignity and human rights.”
As reported by NBC Information, nearly all of mother and father and youngsters detained by ICE are being held on the Dilley detention heart, with the Trump administration estimated to have taken greater than 2,300 youngsters into custody in 2025. In current months, practically 600 immigrant youngsters have been held on the Dilley facility “with out sufficient meals, medical care, or psychological well being companies,” per the Related Press.
Over the previous 12 months, quite a few artists have spoken out towards ICE. Radiohead lower to the chase with a curt “Go fuck yourselves” after a Division of Homeland Safety advert used their music with out permission, following comparable incidents with strongly worded rebukes from Olivia Rodrigo and Tyler, the Creator. After the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good by ICE brokers in January, Bruce Springsteen shared the protest anthem “Streets of Minneapolis” and has made a number of shock appearances to indicate his assist of native residences voicing their frustration with the federal government.
