To the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court:

We, the concerned citizens of the US and other nations, urge you to begin an investigation into the detainment of asylum seekers and the forced separation of children from their families at the southern US border.

The Trump administration will not take responsibility for its unjust and inhumane policies, and while our Congress has the power to investigate, the Senate is so heavily biased toward the corrupt administration that our legislative branch is effectively unable to take appropriate action to protect the vulnerable people at our border.

Countless people are suffering in improper facilities. Countless children have been lost to their families and abused at the hands of detention center staff. At least six children have died in US custody, and officials will not let investigators, leaders or journalists into the detention centers.

These are extremely dangerous circumstances that have the potential to become a large scale tragedy unless there is serious and immediate intervention.

Please begin an investigation without delay.