We the People Wednesdays Action for February 25, 2026

ACTION 1:

Last week a 2-month-old nearly died in Dilley Detention Center in Texas, and then was deported the following morning.  Holding children in immigrant detention facilities has led to inadequate hygiene, nutrition, and medical care, and exposes children to toxic stress, disease outbreaks, and preventable medical emergencies.  Medical professionals are calling for the immediate release of detained children or urgent reforms including independent oversight, improved living conditions, guaranteed pediatric medical care, and stronger accountability to protect children’s health and safety.

Write to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons demanding the release of detained children.  Adapt this sample text:

Dear Acting Director Lyons,

  Please release all children in immigration detention immediately.

Sincerely,

<your name and zip code>

ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

500 12th St SW

Washington, DC 20536

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ACTION 2:

The Boundary Waters in Minnesota is the most visited Wilderness in the United States.  Its interconnected waterways are so clean that you can drink right from the lake.  The U.S. House passed legislation last week that would overturn the mining ban in the Boundary Waters watershed, and open up the headwaters to toxic copper mining by a foreign company.  Now the measure goes to the Senate.

Write to our Senators to oppose undoing the mining ban.  Adapt this sample text:

Dear Senator XXX,

  Please protect the Boundary Waters and vote NO on the Resolution to undo the mining ban.

Sincerely,

<your name and zip code>

Senator John Fetterman

142 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, D.C. 20510

Senator Dave McCormick
SH-702 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510