I want to talk about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as I.C.E.

I want to talk about how apparently their goal is to promote safety and security.

I want to talk about the Rio Grande Valley migrant facilities.

How they weren’t so safe and secure for the people I call family.

How I.C.E. crammed 88 men into a cell of 41 maximum capacity.

How children receiving an aluminum sheet as a blanket, could be considered luxury.

I want to talk about how families were separated so easily.

How those who separated them, claimed to be “compassionate, with loyalty.”

“They’re just doing their job,” they say. 

But what about humanity?

This is a touchy subject for me because a family member was taken from me. 

Have mercy on these families. All they’ve ever wanted it to feel content and free.