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7/21/18
The Ramirez family tried to seek asylum in the U.S. The dad says he was deported, but his son and wife are being held in the U.S. in separate facilities.
Read more from NPR.org7/23/18
"The thing I can't shake is everyone is lying. The President's lying, heads of agencies are lying ...we were told there is nothing happening here, there is no tents. There are at least 18 tents, at least 400 kids in this wired compound behind me pic.twitter.com/Y57iblLYwr
— Indivisible Network (@IndivisibleNet) July 23, 2018
7/23/18
Just got back from Texas.
— Congressmember Bass (@RepKarenBass) July 21, 2018
Families are still being separated.
Parents are still being deported.
Children are still in cages.
Congress has ONE WEEK to pass our bill to reunify these families before going on a month-long break.
7/23/18
This is heartbreaking to read. Which is why it is necessary to read. https://t.co/XQquAKkqWJ pic.twitter.com/RiF8jhRfX2
— Megan Garber (@megangarber) July 23, 2018
7/23/18
We went inside the "Ursula" warehouse holding facility where 800 people are held. We met a grandmother from Honduras who wasn't eating and sobbing on the floor because her granddaughter was taken from her three days ago. Kids in cages.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) July 20, 2018
7/23/18
"End this torture: •Vilma & her 11-year-old son fled to USA for asylum after Vilma's husband was murdered •US Govt ripped her 11-year-old son from her •Now, after 58 days apart, they are finally together & can seek asylum Thank you @TXCivilRights? https://t.co/rBhM02Jz4n"
7/23/18
"1/ This is Heyli. She is a six-year-old migrant. In a video call with her mother on Friday, she was sobbing uncontrollably - rubbing her eyes and rocking back and forth. She's waiting to be reunited with her father. https://t.co/2L6Sa3VBJ8"
Read more from Twitter7/24/18
"This resignation letter from a Department of Homeland Security employee to @SecNielsen is absolutely incredible:"
Read more from Twitter7/24/18
"In court filings, more than 200 migrants describe long waits for medical care, minimal access to legal services, verbal abuse from guards and untreated diaper rashes. | @TexasTribune https://t.co/td8Mga0zgU"
Read more from Twitter7/25/18
"BREAKING The Trump administration may have already deported 463 migrant parents who were separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border. They may have lost their right to reunification: Justice Department lawyers. https://t.co/y325M98GrL"
Read more from Twitter