Many of these children fled violence and poverty in Central American to seek asylum in the United States, only for U.S. immigration officials to tear them from their families.
They should be released to a family member or other sponsor. Instead, the children are spending weeks or months in inhumane detention.
Apart from being harmful to children, these policies are immoral and contrary to our Gospel mandate. The United Methodist Church has spoken out against them. It says, “We oppose immigration policies that separate family members from each other or that include detention of families with children.” (Social Principles, ¶162.H)
Because of our faith, The United Methodist Church calls for an immigration system that is rooted in the inherent worth, dignity, value and human rights of migrants. We advocate for the “elimination of indefinite detention, [and the] incarceration of children.” (Book of Resolutions, 3281)
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