Japanese internment survivors complete pilgrimage to Dilley detention center, demand closure
Jun 27, 2026·Location: Dilley, TX

Japanese American internment survivors, descendants, faith leaders, and immigration advocates completed a four-day, 45-mile pilgrimage to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas on June 27, 2026, demanding the facility's closure. The group, organized by Free Families, Tsuru for Solidarity, Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministries, and Grassroots Leadership, began at the site of the former Crystal City Concentration Camp and tied origami cranes to the detention center's fence. Participants drew parallels between the facility and the U.S. internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, calling the detention center inhumane and demanding an end to family detention and ICE family separation practices.
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