Support a Cause: 52,000 Lost Children Need Protection

action alert! Children are fleeing extreme violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to come to the U.S only to be thrown into detention centers. As people of conscience, we have to speak out against this atrocious human rights abuse. Protect the Children at the Border! please share it helps!     52,000 children have fled extreme violence only to be stranded in detention centers at the Southwest U.S. border. Several of these children are unaccompanied and extremely vulnerable to human trafficking. This is a humanitarian crisis and we can't let our government send these children back into harm's way. From Honduras alone, an estimated 8,000 children flee every year. Honduras boasts the highest per capita homicide rate in the world with 90.4 murders per 100,000 people. It's not safe for a child in Honduras and it's no wonder that these innocent children are heading north by the thousands. The solution from Congress: go on summer break and expedite these children's deportations without meaningful screenings. Sending these children back to extreme violence is an effective death sentence. These children need protection, not punishment. Legal protections are already in place to ensure these children are afforded basic legal advice and access to support. Don't let the government ignore children's rights in an effort to bury the issue. Stand up and demand protection for trafficked and persecuted children. Alex B. The Care2 Petitions Team