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John, I hope your holidays are warm and safe, and that you’re surrounded by the comfort of family (virtually, at least).
I struggle this time of year. I have been inside of ICE detention centers, I’ve talked to families behind bars, and I can imagine what the holidays are like inside: monitored by uniformed guards, your every move mapped in a maze of chain link fence, and a gnawing uncertainty as to when — or if — you’ll ever be free.
Just last week, the Trump administration has started actively working to deport families, many of whom have been detained for nearly a year-and-a-half. Cruelty is the point for this current government — and it will continue to race to deport more asylum-seekers in its final days and weeks in power.
Amnesty is urgently calling on people of conscience — people like you, John — to rise up and demand an end to this inhumane treatment. When you make a tax-deductible gift to Amnesty, your gift will go twice as far thanks to a matching gift. That’s twice the impact for asylum-seekers, for families threatened with deportation and separation, and for human rights worldwide.
John, our records* show that you haven’t made a year-end gift to Amnesty yet. Give today and double your impact.
Who are these families in ICE custody? Just recently, we succeeded in helping win freedom for Juana and her four-year-old daughter Norma, after they spent over a year in a detention facility in Texas. They came to the U.S. fleeing violence in Honduras, after gang members repeatedly threatened Juana with rape and murder.
But John, we have more work to do, and it couldn’t be more urgent, as the Trump administration goes into overdrive. Your gift to Amnesty right now makes 2X the impact — keeping our researchers on the front lines, getting our reports in the hands of lawmakers, and driving letters and phone calls.
These families came to this country fleeing violence and seeking asylum. They should be free while they make their case. With your help, we’ll continue to expose the inhumane treatment in ICE centers, work with Congress to call on ICE to free people from detention, and bring thousands of voices together, demanding change.
We’ll continue to win freedom for individuals and families seeking safety.
The clock is ticking. Please, make a special year-end gift to support Amnesty’s work to free these families — and your gift before the end of the month will be doubled.
Wishing you a warm and safe holiday season,
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