Day 27 – August 14, 2019

“Later that day, I saw officials leading my son somewhere. I asked where they were taking him, but they would not tell me. For 24 hours I had no idea where he was or if he was ok. I was devastated.”

-Ruth, fleeing gang violence in Honduras with her 7 yo son

-Via the declarations shared by Project Amplify. This quote is from Exhibit # 16 of this declaration and can be found on page 247.

Hear the entire declaration read in the video below:

Day 27: “Later that day, I saw officials leading my son somewhere. I asked where they were taking him, but they would not tell me. For 24 hours I had no idea where he was or if he was ok. I was devastated.” -Ruth, fleeing gang violence in Honduras with her 7 yo son #CloseTheCamps pic.twitter.com/4OlrgLpne4

— Amanda 🆘 is Painting Daily Border Quotes (@juuust_amanda) August 15, 2019

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Day 27: “Later that day, I saw officials leading my son somewhere. I asked where they were taking him, but they would not tell me. For 24 hours I had no idea where he was or if he was ok. I was devastated.” -Ruth, fleeing gang violence in Honduras with her 7 yo son #art #resistanceart #dontlookaway #neveragainisnow #closethecamps #historyhasitseyesonyou

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