Incarcerations are crime against humanity

I am a child of immigrants. I've seen how difficult it is to migrate to this country, and how unwieldy the immigration process is. I have empathy for the families seeking asylum in the United States. I write to express my horror that the U.S. government snatched children away from their families, imprisoned them in concentration camps and still hasn't reunited them. Nor is the executive order the answer. Instead of imprisoning children in separate camps, children will now be caged in the same camps as their parents. The incarceration of children and their families in this manner meets the United Nations's definition of a crime against humanity.

These parents came to the U.S. seeking refuge. Separated families must be reunited now to prevent further trauma. Additionally, no family should live in a cage. Congress should defund the detention and deportation machine that enforces this policy. We should support communities and pass permanent protections for immigrant youth, TPS-holders, and others.

Parth R. Patel

Bartlett