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LANCASTER, Pa. Local activists are breathing a sigh of relief, while also still grieving, after former police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd.
Protests erupted around the globe after Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. Jessica Lopez, a member of the group Unapologetic 717, spearheaded calls for change in Lancaster. She said her heart dropped when she heard news of the guilty verdict, but their work is far from over.
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Jessica, 10, just crossed the Rio Grande into America without her parents, in search of freedom
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Ten-year-old Jessica Lopez, pictured centre, crossed the US-Mexico border on her own after her mother was detained.
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It s dusk in southern Texas and rush hour on the US border with Mexico is just beginning.
As the sun starts to sink into the horizon, the Rio Grande, a river that separates Mexico from America, turns into a migrant highway.
Thousands make the journey each night, brought to the banks by Mexican cartels and people smugglers who control the border territory.