Demonstrators are converging on cities across the US on Tuesday, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, to demand the closure of detention facilities holding migrant children and families
Demonstrators are converging on cities across the United States on Tuesday to demand the closure of detention facilities holding migrant children and families.
Advocacy group MoveOn, which is uniting the protests under the #closethecamps hashtag, is encouraging protesters to gather outside the offices of various US senators and representatives to demand they close the detention facilities, withhold funds for detaining and deporting migrants, and"bear witness and reunite families," a news release says.Major protests are scheduled for New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington and San Francisco.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says migrants forced to drink out of toilets at border detention center 02:57"From imprisoning children in inhumane detention centers, threatening widespread raids to break up families, and covering up reports of migrants dying in U.S. custody, we must come together to permanently end family detention and separation, ensure all families are reunited, and close the camps," the statement said.
How is the US required to treat children at the border? 01:45"That is, extreme cold temperatures, lights on 24 hours a day, no adequate access to medical care, basic sanitation, water or adequate food," she wrote."All 39 detainees had no access to hand-washing during their entire time in custody, including no hand-washing available after bathroom use.
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