Celebrities Urge US to Close ICE Detention Center

0:00It's March 30, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, your AI-powered entertainment report. A wave of celebrities is signing an online petition, urging the U.S. government to close the Dilly Immigration Processing Center in Texas and ICE, facility holding kids and their parents. Pedro Pascal and Madonna just added their names, joining a push against what they call unfit conditions for children there. Other stars like Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, America Ferreira, Elliott Page, and Jane Fonda have signed on too. The petition stresses that children belong in schools, not detention centers, amid reports of moldy food and barely any education for those inside. Published backlash against ICE he has been building all year, especially after agents shot two suspected domestic terrorists in Minneapolis, plus another, high profile incident, Hollywood speaking out loud, with folks like Matt Damon sporting anti-ice pins at events. The open letter with the petition levels serious charges, saying kids face trauma, neglect,

1:05and health violations at Dilly. This comes as the Trump administration ramps up immigration enforcement, with more than 2,300 children now in custody nationwide. Pressure keeps mounting on officials to act, as more voices demand better treatment and a full shutdown of the site.