When Fernando and his family arrived in Texas after a harrowing journey from El Salvador, they cried with relief. They’d left home when gang members had threatened them after a family member had disappeared, and they’d had to pack quickly. “I left behind my job as a banker where I was making a good living, our house, our vehicle, our life.” En route to the U.S. border, the family was kidnapped in Mexico and held captive in a dark, crowded, foul-smelling room for two days until their relatives managed to pay the ransom. Fernando s traumatized daughters, ages three and six, nearly drowned crossing the Rio Grande. But in March 2021, they made it to the United States. At last, Fernando believed, his family would be safe and could begin the asylum process.
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TRAUMATIC IMPACT A Central American boy separated from his asylum-seeking parents wanders a shelter in San Diego in 2018.
COMMENTARY Of all President Biden s first reversals of President Trump s policies, a more humane – and sensical – immigration agenda is the most important.
Donald Trump did do some good things as President, like pushing for a swift COVID-19 vaccine. But he did so much to erase so much of any good he did as President because, as he made terrifyingly clear this month, at his core he’s a thug. The thug who MAGA nation hoped would stop America from entering a more racially, religiously and socially diverse 21
mexico border. stories like these are dominating the headlines about find their kids including the story of one honduran man who killed himself inside a detention center. about 1,500 boys are at this wal-mart in texas. the house speaker paul ryan says he opposes a practice of dividing families and democrats say it is up to donald trump and the republicans to finish it. they never want to take responsibility. and they know this is shameful so they are passing it on to others. they control the white house, the house and the senate. they could accomplish anything they set out to do if they cared, but they don t care. attorney general and sunday school teacher jeff sessions