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Upcoming Talk:
SAVE THE DATE!!

We hope you will join us for Healing While Undocumented: An interactive workshop for the undocumented community addressing trauma and prioritizing mental health with activist, DACA recipient, and Clinical Psychology doctoral candidate Norma Ramirez.

June 18th at 4 PM/PST.

Register here ([link removed])

*Due to the nature of the workshop registration is limited to the undocumented community in an effort to create a safe space for sharing information.*
On our previous drop, (5/22/21) we benefitted from unusually cooler temperatures! One of our three groups went to an area that has a long hike just to reach the sites to leave supplies and usually very difficult to reach when the temperatures go into the triple digits°. In total, we were able to complete three routes in two days! Rock crawling 4x4ing in our Jeeps, rock scrambling and hiking in our boots, whatever the terrain challenges us with, we are ready.

Border Angels will always be out in the mountains and desert until we no longer need to be.

The weather is supposed to be back into the triple digits this upcoming weekend. We’ll be stocking some of the most traveled areas that needs frequent replenishment, and checking stock while cleaning up trash at other areas. Stay tuned for next week’s post to see what happens this weekend.

For any questions regarding our Water Drop program, please email [email protected]. Until further notice, we are still not taking any new volunteers.

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On Saturday May 25th, our team gathered all available members into one route, as we went as deep as possible into a canyon that we have been to multiple times. Unfortunately, this drop included planting a cross and honoring one migrant who had passed away just two weeks before.

Since November in this canyon, we have performed multiple Water Drops, found human remains, performed an active rescue search and we were working on this most recent search for Martín, before we learned of his tragic passing. We left a large amount of supplies in multiple locations.

Less than one mile from this location is where there is new border fence construction was completed, leaving the fence abruptly stopping right at the entrance to this dangerous and difficult canyon. Our hike was only around 11miles In temperatures that peaked a little over 105°, far shorter of a hike than one would have to take traveling into this country.

Martín’s passing further proves the intention of a National Policy of Prevention Through Deterrence, where fences and barriers would be placed in certain locations in order to push migration to these remote and dangerous areas.

Now, more than ever, our work is critical. We will always be out there leaving supplies until we no longer need to. While we are still not taking new volunteers for the summer, we appreciate all our team members, and thank everyone for their support of our program.

For any questions regarding our Water Drop program, please email [email protected].
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Over the weekend the shelter Ejercito de Salvacion brought breakfast and dinner to El Chaparral encampment. In the morning they took pancakes and coffee, and in the evening chicken salad, arroz con leche, and pan dulce!

Hundreds of families are still at El Chaparral, and your generous donations help us feed and provide for our migrant siblings who are still waiting with no means of support.

To donate to our Shelter Aid Program click here ([link removed]) .
#VocesDeEsperanza 🗣 | The people who are in the El Chaparral Encampment, Tijuana, continue there without having the corresponding authorities pay any attention to them. In addition, they face threats and various types of violence that put their physical and emotional integrity at risk.

Karla fled her country because of the violence and is currently in the El Chaparral Encampment, Tijuana, where her life is still in danger and together with people of different nationalities, they call on President Biden to exercise their right to request asylum in the United States.

Listen to Karla and her story
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Gisele, a 32-year-old asylum seeker from Cuba, has been released from the Imperial Regional Detention Center after 2 months! She is our 82nd bond recipient.

Although we aim to assist all people with our bond program, we are always on high alert to release women, lgbtqi+, and other vulnerable folks. In the past two years alone, we’ve heard multiple reports of systematic sexual abuse of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees, even as far as forced hysterectomies.

Many women and children arrive at the Southern border fleeing violence by gangs, drug cartels, and abusers only to be locked up in crowded and unsafe detention centers. We remain committed to freeing as many people as possible and continuing to speak out against the dangers of an unjust immigration detention system.

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Benjamin, a 33-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been released from the Otay Mesa Detention Center after 3 months!

Click on the images above to see some of the reasons people are forced to flee their home country of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This year, we want to free 100 people from immigration detention, and we need YOUR help.

When you donate to our Familias Reunidas Immigration Bond Fund you are helping a mother hug her son, a husband hug his spouse, friends be together again!

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We are excited over the introduction of a policy to create an Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA) at the County of San Diego. This office would serve as a centralized hub, connecting individuals and families to services offered by county departments and access to community resources.

Help support on Tuesday, June 8th @ 9:00 AM via linktr.ee/nathan_fletcher ([link removed])

"San Diego County is a binational and multi-cultural region with a diverse population of immigrants from all over the world. Immigrants and refugees are an integral part of San Diego. Over 20% of San Diegans were born in other countries and speak 68 different languages. Immigrants and refugees have a set of unique needs related to their transition into a new community. Having navigated incredible hardships, immigrants, refugees, and people seeking asylum are resilient and deserve to thrive, regardless of immigration status. Connecting these families and individuals to vital services and resources in various languages and in a culturally competent manner is critical to the future of the San Diego community."

Our Border Angels Logo T-shirts and Face Coverings are now available. Head to our Online Shop here: [link removed] ([link removed])
to get yours now before we’re out!

You can still stock up on Tu Vida Vales shirts, Black Lives Matter shirts, water bottles, hats, and other merchandise.

Be on the lookout for new merch very soon!
Border Angels in the News
“People are now saying, 'the tent next to me is leaving because they’re crossing over to the United States finally.' And that brought hope to people in the encampment, which also made people a lot more desperate to have their cases heard first,” she said.

Garcia hopes that this system won’t last much longer — pressure is growing on the Biden administration to drop Title 42 and restore the asylum system along the border."

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** A dreamer and attorney, she returned to Mexico after 30 years to find ‘heartbreak’ at the border
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By Kate Morrissey

"I’m already disillusioned,” she said as soft rain splattered on her face shield after she handed out supplies. “Mexico and America are both parts of me. They’re both failing. It’s complete heartbreak.”

Under the Trump administration, officials implemented policy after policy that restricted access to the U.S. asylum system — as well as access to U.S. soil — for migrants fleeing their home countries and seeking protection at the southwest border. While the Biden administration has begun to wind down some of those policies, others remain in place. Among them is Title 42, which began under the pandemic and allows officials to expel migrants back to Mexico or their home countries without reviewing their fear claims.

Though President Joe Biden campaigned on making a “humane” asylum system, he has yet to implement that promise."

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** Deported Mother Of Army Officer Allowed To Reunite With Family
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By Max Rivlin-Nadler

"Gomez was supported by the group Border Angels, and Unified Deported Veterans, which operates in Tijuana. Last month, Gomez told Dulce Garcia, the Executive Director of Border Angels, that she had been attacked and traumatized while in Tijuana. During a press conference on Friday, Garcia said that Gomez’s case is not unique for those removed to Tijuana.

“Like her, so many people that have been deported are still suffering from that deportation,” Garcia said."

THANK YOU for all of your love & support that allows us to do this work ! ♥️

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