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Individual Action In Support Of The Nationwide Mother's Day Rally
Make #MothersDay a day of action—a day we stand in solidarity with children and parents on the border.
Make #MothersDay a day of action—a day we stand in solidarity with children and parents on the border.
Here are a few ideas from MomsRising.org and other partners who will be rallying around the nation calling to #EndFamilyDetention
Contact your representatives: Tell them that you have not forgotten that children remain separated from their parents and they need to be brought together. Our nation needs to welcome asylum seekers.
*Children especially need their rights protected—this rally calls for immigration agencies to use existing funds to hire child welfare experts to ensure that asylum-seeking families are treated humanely.
*Jakeline Caal Maquin and Felipe Gomez Alonzo are children who died in CBP custody due to inadequate medical care and language access policies—this rally calls for immigration agencies to provide all children with thorough medical screening and real-time interpretation services.
*Pregnant women in detention have suffered miscarriages due to mistreatment and medical neglect—this rally calls for alternatives to detention that are more dignified and cost-effective; these tragedies are preventable
