Ms. Rachel Says ‘I Am Political’ as She Fights to Close ICE Facility in Texas That’s Detaining Children: ‘It’s Political to Believe Every Child Is Equal’

Mar 23, 2026 6:42am PT Ms. Rachel Says ‘I Am Political’ as She Fights to Close ICE Facility in Texas That’s Detaining Children: ‘It’s Political to Believe Every Child Is Equal’

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Rachel Accurso, the prominent children’s entertainer known as Ms. Rachel, told NBC News in a recent interview that she’s currently fighting to close the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas, where ICE has been detaining children and their parents. Accurso said she first found out about Dilley after federal agents detained the father of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in Minneapolis and sent them both to Dilley.

Per NBC News: “Children have complained of limited education, lights that never turn off and moldy food” at Dilley. Amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, “more than 2,300 children” have been put into detention with their parents, “with the overwhelming majority held at Dilley, according to figures provided by court-appointed monitors. Many have been held for several weeks or months.”

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