My mom showed her support by bringing me a sweater.
At first, the writer’s mom wasn’t sure if she should support her daughter’s human-rights work. “She was very very cautious. It was really hard.”
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A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
We learned from Katrina what government-created trauma looks like. Let’s not repeat it.
As we learned from Katrina, when government decisions destabilize families and communities, the psychological impact on children is profound and lasting.
