Detroit —Protesters against separation of families gather at the Families Belong Together rally outside the ICE Enforcement center at 333 Mt. Elliott, on June 14 at 5 p.m.

A partnership between Women’s March, Equality Michigan, African Bureau of Immigration and Social Affairs (ABISA) and Metro-Detroit Political Action Network (MDPAN) will rally for the abolition of ICE and reunification of families.

“The outrage and opposition will only keep growing if the administration continues this cruelty of separating families,” said Jess Morales Rocketto, political director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and chair of its immigration campaign. “We belong together. Families belong together. This shouldn’t be up for debate. No one should accept babies being torn from their mothers’ arms or children being locked away from their parents. Congress has the power to stop this inhumane practice.”

“As parents, it is unconscionable that the U.S. government is actively tearing apart immigrant families,” said national organizers of Families Belong Together. “They are victims of violence, hunger and poverty and our government’s actions re-violate them, causing untold damage. Children as young as 18 months are torn from their mothers’ arms by our own government. This is violent abuse and as concerned citizens and voters we state, unequivocally, that this is not in line with American values. We oppose the inhumane policies of the Trump administration, Border Patrol, ICE and other federal immigration agencies. We are disheartened by the lack of leadership in Congress, whose job is to be a check on the federal government when it overreaches and abuses its power. We are calling for immediate reforms and an end to this barbarism.”

The National Domestic Workers Alliance, one of the organizations that led the #FamiliesBelongTogether National Day of Action on June 1, supported the second round of events on June 14.