This weekend, for the first time in over three years, our client Luis was able to hold his son in his arms again. His son was only five years old when @CBP officers callously took him while Luis was in court. He was told his son would be there when he got back. He wasn’t.
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But Luis’ story isn’t the only happy one we have to share. He’s 1 of 13 parents that were reunited with their kids over the weekend + 8 more will be reunited this week! These were parents who were separated + deported from their children during the terror of #zerotolerance.
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For two years we have been fighting to reunite these parents with their children, some of whom have been separated nearly four years. But the journey is not over. It will take years to undo the damage that has been done to these families. Reunification is just the first step.
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We’d like to recognize @cad6711, managing attorney for our Family Reunification Project, who’s been fighting for these parents from the jump and for the past week has literally been working day and night making sure each family was reunited safely.
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A special shout out to our boos @justiceinmotion who not only found most of these parents, but whose network of defenders in Central America provide crucial on the ground advocacy for the parents + essential logistical support helping the parents get to + from appointments.
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And while we thank the @POTUS task force for their work in bringing this moment to fruition, we hope that they will continue to do right by these families by not only offering them a path to legal permanent status . . .
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@POTUS . . . but by delivering justice and holding all those responsible for the atrocities of “zero tolerance” accountable.
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