Letters by immigrant parents telling a judge in their own words what it’s like being separated from their kids.
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#EndFamilyDetention and #KeepFamliesTogether
“Not knowing anything about my daughter is torture. I am not able to sleep. I desperately want to be with her.” - APF from Honduras who is being held in TX and was separated from his 12 year old daughter
#FamiliesBelongTogether
Full letter here: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4551…
“I wake up from my sleep crying because I remember he was taken from me.” - EF from Guatemala, who is being held in TX and believes her son is in NY.
#FamilesBelongTogether
#EndFamilyDetention
Translated declaration here:
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4551…
“When I am able to call (my son), he is not able to give me information about his circumstances because he is only 2 years old and too young to communicate.” - MGU from Guatemala, being held in CA
Full declaration here: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4551…
The experience of these parents and thousands like them who remain unheard are why we are marching this Sunday in Tornillo TX.
Let’s be a voice for the voiceless and demand that families are reunited & free!
Join us! Go to stopseparation.org
#EndFamilyDetention
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