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Anybody who has met him knows how brave and humble, humane and resourceful, Pastor Lorenzo Ortiz is.
To understand both the challenges and the possibilities at the U.S.-Mexico border:
To understand both the challenges and the possibilities at the U.S.-Mexico border:
Watch the last in our Voices from the Border video series:
So excited to launch this campaign today!
The United States has an obligation to welcome people seeking protection at its border.
But it’s not just something we must do; it’s something we can do.
Learn more about how #WeCanWelcome
wecanwelcome.org
The United States has an obligation to welcome people seeking protection at its border.
But it’s not just something we must do; it’s something we can do.
Learn more about how #WeCanWelcome
wecanwelcome.org
Mirna's story is the first in a series we will be sharing about why this is so important and how we can get it right.
Read about her story and watch an interview with her here:
refugeesinternational.org/reports/2021/2…
Read about her story and watch an interview with her here:
refugeesinternational.org/reports/2021/2…
Part of what this video shows is that family separation is not merely a product of "zero tolerance." Mirna's family traveled together. But they were separated because of an insistence by DHS on keeping someone detained (Mirna's husband) as a "deterrent."
Migrant "Protection" Protocols (MPP) Survivor Stories #1:
1/ Gabriel and family survived the trek north only to be trapped in Mexico by Trump’s cruel America. Will they now get to cross into the US?
Back-story:
link.medium.com/iiMFFEWdaeb
Updates by @Enrevolucion_33 in thread...
1/ Gabriel and family survived the trek north only to be trapped in Mexico by Trump’s cruel America. Will they now get to cross into the US?
Back-story:
link.medium.com/iiMFFEWdaeb
Updates by @Enrevolucion_33 in thread...
2/ UPDATE 25 FEB: "Hi Sarah, I already registered on the UNHCR website. I received a call yesterday, asking me for more information. They said that my application is in process and to wait for another communication. It is the US gov that will decide when we cross." #WeCanWelcome
3/ UPDATE #2: "They say that today the first group of 25 people will pass to the US from Matamoros. In 16 months of waiting, it is the first time that there is positive news. We feel very happy since this marks the beginning of the end."
#WelcomeWithDignity
#WelcomeWithDignity
