POEM: When You Have Read This Letter
Steve Babb's poem is written for the men incarcerated at Stewart Detention Center, where 57 total cases of COVID-19 have been reported - and 1 death.
Steve Babb's poem is written for the men incarcerated at Stewart Detention Center, where 57 total cases of COVID-19 have been reported - and 1 death.
"While the United States continues to detain nearly 30,000 immigrants in detention each day, it is possible to abolish immigration detention not in a matter of decades, but in a matter of months."
The 80 skytyped messages this weekend will be visible for miles and are designed to expose detention camps hiding "in plain sight."
"Detention at Yuba is cruel and inhumane, it deserves attention and justice."
MCM writes to us about how his hopes for freedom in the US have been crushed, and urges readers to "come to our aid."
"I can also see the ambulance several times in the day and the detainees ... that they are taking are no longer returning."
A video posted by the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity shows detained men in ragged masks displaying signs of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
"Thanks to ICE we are now exposed to the virus."
Malex' poems depict both despair and quiet acceptance at the thought of death while in detention.