Stars Demand Dilley Center Closure

0:00It's March 31st. This is Music News Today, powered by AI tracking hits, artists, and trends. A bunch of Hollywood stars and experts just dropped an open letter blasting the Dilly Immigration Processing Center in Texas demanding a shut down. Right now, because no kids should be locked up there. The place holds hundreds of children, teens, and their parents, and it's under fire for rough conditions that treat people like they're not human. The letter hits hard on the trauma kids face, like dirty water, warming food, medical neglect, and even splitting families apart. It calls on the feds and the private operator, Core Civic, to send everyone back home and stop jailing children all together. Big names like Madonna, Pedro Pascal, John Legend, Mark Ruffalo, and America Ferreira signed on, along with doctors and groups. It's blowing up on Change.org with over 12,700 signatures so far. This all ties back to kids educator Miss Rachel, who video-chatted with detained children

1:01this month and rallied her fans to push for closure. She's got heavy hitters like Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, and Eva Longoria backing the fight, too. The center first opened under Obama in 2014, closed by Biden in 2024, then Trump brought it back last spring as part of A, $45 billion detention buildup. Now, with kids in ice custody jumping more than six times higher, the pressure is mounting to make real change happen fast.