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Theres no right to counsel in immigration cases. Most asylum seekers must go against gov’t lawyers alone. Only 1.6% of parents w/ children prevail. Imm lawyers, when rarely funded, literally save lives. Asylum seekers are survivors. Go thru more in 1 day than Trump in a lifetime.
This is who he’s mocking. Meet Nilda. Born in Honduras. Survivor of brutal sex, domestic, & gang violence. Thought U.S. would protect her. Instead border agents stole her 2 yo son & detained her. Told her “This is what happens when you come to my country.”
This is who he’s mocking. Sindy & her 17-mo old baby Juliet. Also asylum seekers from Honduras. Fleeing gang violence that resulted in murder. Baby was detained away from her for a month. This is the scene from SFO. Listen to her cries. This is trauma.
To learn more & support the 300k people like Sindy & Nilda, now living in the US, struggling to survive w/ no right to counsel while they wait to find out if they’ll be allowed to stay: Visit whiletheywait.org. Donate to pay for necessities& join the movement:
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