Migrant families protest after US-Mexico reunion event cancelled

Mother's Day vigil in Portland calls for end to family separation and deportation

A Mother's Day vigil was held Sunday outside the Portland ICE facility, organized by Portland for Palestine to honor mothers unjustly detained and separated.

On Mother's Day, Mexicans living illegally in the United States were allowed to come together with their left-over relatives, but that was not possible this year.

They waved red roses and raised balloons: separate people from their families have demonstrated against Donald Trump's border policy. They feel the development is devastating.

The action took place since 2016, but was banned by the Trump administration's strict immigration policy

Migrant families protest after U.S.-Mexico reunion event cancelled

The American military last week set up a zone in Texas on the U.S. southern border where troops are authorized to detain people crossing illegally

Madres De La Frontera

EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA)- A decade long tradition along the border was slightly modified to allow families to see their loved ones. In the past the Border Network for Human Rights held their "Hugs Not Walls" event at the border, giving separated families a few minutes to share hugs. Now, because the area is considered a military buffer zone The Hugs Not Walls Event was cancelled. So, organizers held "Madres de La Frontera" or "Border Mothers." The …