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Ricardo*, who'd been detained with his son for 121 days at Karnes Family Detention Center were both finally released on Friday. Let this clip be a testament that ICE has the discretion to #FreeThemAll #SafeAndTogether
A little backstory: Ricardo* was living with his wife & 2 year old son in San Antonio, Texas prior to being arrested.

He'd been going to his ICE check-ins and missed a court date he didn't know about so at his next check-in, he was arrested & taken to Karnes with his older son.
A few months ago we submitted a request for parole on behalf of the family which was subsequently denied.

In the reason for denial, ICE stated that they could not determine that neither Jose nor his son were flight risks despite their strong community ties.
While Friday's triumph is one to celebrate (as they were the last of the families we were helping still detained from March), there are still many families left to be released within Karnes, Dilley and Berks Family Detention Centers.

As the July 17th deadline looms closer...
We ask you to keep the pressure going. Continue to call on Congress to demand that ICE #FreeTheFamilies #SafeAndTogether

This admin cannot tear children away from their parents again. Detention is never the answer, especially during a global pandemic. raicestexas.org/2020/06/29/tak…
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#GoodNews 🎉
A father & son detained at Karnes Family Detention Center were released today after 100+ days locked up, after one of our attorneys successfully got their case re-opened.

This is a reality that @ICEgov can make happen for ALL families.
#FreeThemAll #SafeAndTogether
Small backstory: This family had been kidnapped in Mexico and received a removal order for missing their court day. Why did they miss court? .....because they were kidnapped.

This is what we mean by cruelty being the point. #AbolishICE
The family is now safe with their sponsor but let this be a reminder that there are still families who face separation, deportation, or prolonged detention.

Thank you to our partners @SSFTexas & @SA_Stands for rallying outside of Karnes today to demand they #FreeThemAll
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🚨 After last week's court decision to release children from family detention centers w/o their parents, we need to remind folks there are real, irreparable effects to family separation.

That's why we're releasing a comprehensive new report, "The U.S. Gov't Kidnapped My Son."
At the height of Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” policy, RAICES worked w/families who were eventually reunited after suffering Family Separation 1.0 in the summer of 2018.

The report details the experiences of these families & their subsequent imprisonment at the Karnes facility.
One father described his first time speaking to his son on the phone after they were separated:

“The only thing he told me was ‘why did you leave me?’ Those were his first words when he heard me and it made me cry.”
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IMPORTANT: We just found out that ICE is holding families in custody at a hotel in San Antonio. We were contacted by the sponsor of a Haitian family held at the hotel. They have been there for more than 20 days!
One of our attorneys was not allowed to talk to the family, so she showed up at the hotel. We finally found them because the family was communicating with crayons and coloring books at the windows. Here's a photo of their message. #DontLookAway #FreeThemAll
Here's another photo from @SilviaElenaFF.
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