Sign your name: Stop sending U.S. residents to torture prisons abroad

 

When unidentified people in masks jump out of unmarked vehicles, handcuff someone, take them to an undisclosed location, and detain them indefinitely, that’s not law enforcement. It’s kidnapping. When the U.S. government then sends people it’s kidnapped to a foreign country, the practice escalates to human trafficking. ICE is creating a global pipeline of American-sponsored gulags in countries often notorious for violence and human rights violations. People sent to these overseas prisons have no idea how long they’ll remain incarcerated in a country that is not their home. The U.S. Constitution is clear: Not only is every person entitled to due process in a court of law, but even those convicted of crimes must not endure cruel and unusual punishment. More than 71 percent of current ICE detainees have no criminal conviction — and still ICE trafficked detainees to CECOT, the infamous Salvadoran torture prison where it’s been said “the only way out is in a coffin.” There should be no such thing as an American gulag. Congressional pressure has already resulted in the release of Kilmar Armando Ábrego García from CECOT. But that’s not enough. Congress must use every tool at its disposal to end the administration’s illegal expulsions — and not stop until every person wrongly imprisoned in a foreign country is brought home. There should be no American gulags. Demand that Congress investigate by adding your name now. >> ADD YOUR NAME → Thank you, The Intercept Voices This message from our membership team is an opportunity to take action, not a work of original journalism. The Intercept’s staff reporters are not responsible for its content. The Intercept is a recognized 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The Intercept’s mailing address is: P.O. Box 9201 New York, NY 10008 The Intercept is an award-winning nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. Our in-depth investigations and unflinching analysis focus on surveillance, war, corruption, the environment, technology, criminal justice, the media and more    Contribute now to support our independent journalism.