At Bend the Arc, we are taking action from coast-to-coast. In NYC, we went last night to bear witness to the cruelty of our government and to send a message of comfort and love to the children who are being flown thousands of miles from their detained parents. In Los Angeles this morning, we organized a faith-based action outside ICE headquarters and are planning additional actions. In the Bay Area, our leaders participated in a training on how to respond to ICE raids. And, we have canvasses this weekend in Denver and Salt Lake City and leadership trainings coming up in Philadelphia and St. Louis.

To everyone protesting, donating, making calls, organizing: thank you.

To the children and their families who have been torn apart: we hear your cries. We won't stop fighting for you.

Our collective outrage is making a difference, and we will continue to fight for freedom for immigrants today and every day.

Please support this work right now with a donation to fight family separation, family detention, and any other cruel implementation of the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy.

PS: Thank you to our friends who joined us at the airport last night — United We Dream, Make the Road NY, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, MPower Change, Center for Popular Democracy, Working Families Party, and ACLU. If you’re heading to a protest, help bring the message that this is a moral emergency: download the sign.

Sources:

1. Washington Post, “Hundreds flock to New York City’s LaGuardia to greet migrant children flown in from the border.” 
2. CNN, "Crowd gathers at LaGuardia Airport to support children believed to be separated from families."
3. New York Times, "Protesters Flock to La Guardia to Support Immigrant Children."
4. Newsweek, "Separated Immigrant Children Flown From Border Greeted By Crowds at New York Airport."
5. New York Magazine, “Protesters Gather at La Guardia Airport As Separated Children Arrive in New York.”

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