Washington, July 20 -- Congressman Seth Moulton issued the following press release:
Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined a group of 111 House Democrats in calling to end family detention and shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. In the letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the lawmakers highlighted the brutality of family detention and the lasting trauma inflicted on children.
The Dilley Immigration Processing Center, originally closed in June 2024 over human rights concerns, was reopened in April 2025 by the Trump Administration. It has since held over 5,600 parents, children, and newborns in unsafe conditions with contaminated food and limited access to medical care. ...