At a desert border crossing, more than two dozen parents lined up to seek asylum, determined to reunite with their kids after being deported without them
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The migrants had traveled from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. The US government separated most from their children last year. "People were just getting really desperate because it had been eight or nine months since they'd seen their children. ... A lot of them didn't want to wait anymore," said Erika Pinheiro, a lawyer who accompanied the parents as they arrived last Saturday at the Calexico Port of Entry, about 120 miles east of San Diego.
Immigration lawyer: 'Family separation never ended' 15:46So, Al Otro Lado and other groups, including Families Belong Together and Together Rising, raised money, booked travel and supported the families as they pushed for another option."We said, 'You don't have to make that choice,'"Together Rising Vice President Amanda Doyle said in a video update from the border over the weekend."'We will bring you back to the border.
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