Activists cheer US court order against family separation
Thursday - June 28, 2018 3:36 am ,
Category : HEALTH
Washington June 28 (IANS) Scores of people gathered here on Wednesday near the White House to express their rejection of the Trump administration s immigration policies and to cheer a court decision ordering immigration authorities to reunite families separated at the border during the last few months.
"Today we received very good news. A judge has ordered this President to stop these policies and to reunite families " Gustavo Torres head of the Maryland-based Latino and immigrant-advocacy group CASA said during the rally.
Wednesday s event was originally planned as a protest to demand that US President Donald Trump s administration put an end to its "zero tolerance" immigration policy which sought to prosecute every adult entering the country illegally and led to the separation of more than 2 000 minors from their parents since April Efe reported.
However the US district court s decision giving the administration a 30-day deadline to reunite minors with their parents -- 14 days in the case of children under 5 -- has given hope to those who believe this policy is cruel.
Dozens of children wearing t-shirts with the slogan #KeepFamiliesTogether and chanting "Yes we can" also took part in the demonstration.
After a series of speeches the protesters marched toward Capitol Hill to deliver a letter to lawmakers hours before the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an immigration bill.
--IANS qd
"Today we received very good news. A judge has ordered this President to stop these policies and to reunite families " Gustavo Torres head of the Maryland-based Latino and immigrant-advocacy group CASA said during the rally.
Wednesday s event was originally planned as a protest to demand that US President Donald Trump s administration put an end to its "zero tolerance" immigration policy which sought to prosecute every adult entering the country illegally and led to the separation of more than 2 000 minors from their parents since April Efe reported.
However the US district court s decision giving the administration a 30-day deadline to reunite minors with their parents -- 14 days in the case of children under 5 -- has given hope to those who believe this policy is cruel.
Dozens of children wearing t-shirts with the slogan #KeepFamiliesTogether and chanting "Yes we can" also took part in the demonstration.
After a series of speeches the protesters marched toward Capitol Hill to deliver a letter to lawmakers hours before the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on an immigration bill.
--IANS qd
