Pedro is a 14-year-old boy who has grown up in a Central Mexican town ruled by a violent drug cartel.

Life in Central America’s northern triangle is riddled with violence as a result of economic collapse and political instability.

As a member of an ethnic English-speaking minority in Cameroon, Amos was a teacher who once attended a meeting advocating for his people’s right to vote and better government representation.

At 9 years old, Naomi’s life in Central America was far from the stable, safe and secure childhood we all hope for. Her mother had left home to try and find work.

Last week, we learned that vulnerable children and families are being detained in inadequate facilities and threatened with deportation. If you’re like us, you believe that families belong together, and that this is a grave injustice that we must fight back against. As Christians, and as Americans.

How long must we wait, oh Lord? For mercy. For justice. For action.