Cancel the contract for the proposed Alexandria ICE facility

The England Airpark Authority Board has signed a contract to convert decommissioned military barracks at England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana, into a 528-bed detention facility for migrant children and families. The land underneath those barracks has documented soil and water contamination.

The stated purpose of the facility is to accelerate how quickly children and families can be detained, moved, and deported.

Alexandria is already home to one of the busiest ICE transfer points in the country and to 10 detention centers scattered across the state. Rev. Dr. Shannon Fleck, our Executive Director, has seen its cruelty firsthand.

Now, the board is trying to add one more -- this time, for children.

The board meets in public session on September 24. Organizers who fought to get that meeting on the calendar believe some board members are wavering.

Add your name and tell the England Airpark Authority Board now to immediately cancel the contract.

Contaminated decommissioned military barracks are no place for God's children.

Petition Text:

To: England Airpark Authority Board

Dear England Airpark Authority Board members,

Decommissioned barracks on contaminated land are no place for God's children.

The people of faith, people of America, are writing to urge you: cancel your contract to convert decommissioned military barracks into a detention facility for migrant children and families.

Jesus called us to welcome the stranger and protect the vulnerable. He called us to see the image of God in every child. He did not call us to expedite their removal -- and you should not either.

The residents of Alexandria have made it clear, publicly and repeatedly, that they do not want their community turned into a pipeline for jailing children.

Your own neighbors are asking you to listen. To show compassion, not cruelty.

Reverse this decision. Cancel the contract. Reject this facility before it opens.

In peace,