Mar 30, 2026 11:16am PT

Pedro Pascal, Madonna, Mark Ruffalo and More Demand ICE Facility for Children Shut Down, Sign Open Letter: ‘Children Belong in Schools. Not Detention Centers’

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Pedro Pascal, Madonna, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, America Ferrera, Elliot Page and Jane Fonda are among the dozens of Hollywood names who have signed an open letter calling on the federal government to shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, where ICE has been detaining children and their parents. The open letter begins with the declaration: “No child should be locked in an immigration detention center.”

The Hollywood celebrities join the likes of children’s entertainment figure Ms. Rachel, who made headlines earlier this month for meeting with detained children on video chat while vowing to fight to close Dilley. Additional signees of the new open letter include John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Hannah Einbinder, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, Wunmi Mosaku, Billy Porter, Keke Palmer, Hasan Minhaj, Katie Couric, Susan Sarandon and dozens more.

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Pedro Pascal, Madonna, Mark Ruffalo and More Demand ICE Facility for Children Shut Down, Sign Open Letter: 'Children Belong in Schools. Not Detention Centers'