Kids TV presenter Ms. Rachel has hit back at critics who say she shouldn’t be political because of her job — making it clear she sees speaking up for children as part of the role.
Her comments come amid growing attention on the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, an ICE-run facility where children and families are being held. Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso) has been actively campaigning to shut it down, even speaking directly with detained children and working alongside lawyers and advocates to push for their release.
The facility itself has become highly controversial. At its peak earlier this year, it held hundreds of children, and has faced repeated scrutiny over conditions — including concerns raised by lawyers and advocates about medical care, food quality, and overall treatment of detainees.
In response to backlash, Ms. Rachel posted:
“I am political. It’s political to believe that children are worthy of love and care… and that our care shouldn’t stop at a border.”
Her message is part of a broader push to bring attention to what’s happening inside the facility — and to challenge the idea that advocating for children should ever be considered controversial.
Her comments come amid growing attention on the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, an ICE-run facility where children and families are being held. Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso) has been actively campaigning to shut it down, even speaking directly with detained children and working alongside lawyers and advocates to push for their release.
The facility itself has become highly controversial. At its peak earlier this year, it held hundreds of children, and has faced repeated scrutiny over conditions — including concerns raised by lawyers and advocates about medical care, food quality, and overall treatment of detainees.
In response to backlash, Ms. Rachel posted:
“I am political. It’s political to believe that children are worthy of love and care… and that our care shouldn’t stop at a border.”
Her message is part of a broader push to bring attention to what’s happening inside the facility — and to challenge the idea that advocating for children should ever be considered controversial.
Kids TV presenter Ms. Rachel has hit back at critics who say she shouldn’t be political because of her job — making it clear she sees speaking up for children as part of the role.
Her comments come amid growing attention on the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas, an ICE-run facility where children and families are being held. Ms. Rachel (Rachel Accurso) has been actively campaigning to shut it down, even speaking directly with detained children and working alongside lawyers and advocates to push for their release.
The facility itself has become highly controversial. At its peak earlier this year, it held hundreds of children, and has faced repeated scrutiny over conditions — including concerns raised by lawyers and advocates about medical care, food quality, and overall treatment of detainees.
In response to backlash, Ms. Rachel posted:
“I am political. It’s political to believe that children are worthy of love and care… and that our care shouldn’t stop at a border.”
Her message is part of a broader push to bring attention to what’s happening inside the facility — and to challenge the idea that advocating for children should ever be considered controversial.
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