John -- BREAKING: Right after a migrant mother gave birth, Customs and Border Patrol were caught at the hospital, standing outside her room, with a baby carrier.
This is incredibly disturbing and unbelievably heartbreaking. Under NO circumstances do armed Border Patrol agents belong in a hospital threatening to separate an infant from their parent.
Our partner, Al Otro Lado, found out about the situation and immediately sent attorneys to the hospital where they managed to prevent Border Patrol from separating the family.
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The conditions kids are held in after they are separated from their families are HORRIFIC. Toddlers have been denied diapers, toothbrushes, and even soap. There are reports of sexual abuse. Six kids have died.
The toll of family separation doesn't just end when families are reunited -- children and parents often face years of trauma. In some cases, it is so severe that medical experts say the impact will last a lifetime.
This was ALL supposed to be over. Hundreds of thousands of us took to the streets to force Trump to sign an executive order ending this cruel policy last year.
But the devastating reality is that family separations are continuing.
We won't stand for it.
Our demand is clear and non-negotiable: Trump's policies of caging children and jailing their parents must be stopped immediately.
Families Belong Together is dramatically ramping up our work to fight the Trump administration's inhumane immigration policies. Can you help?
The Trump Administration has shown us time and time again they can't be trusted. Their promises and denials are worthless.
Every day that passes with this Administration unchecked another family is traumatized. We can't let up for one second.
We are in this for the long-haul and we won't stop until every separated family is reunited.
Thank you,
Jess Morales Rocketto
Families Belong Together Chairwoman
Families Belong Together is a campaign of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA). NDWA is the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States, most of whom are women. If you would like to get in touch with Families Belong Together, click here.
