Nearly 200 families separated by US-Mexico border reunite briefly in annual event

Nearly 200 families person gathered on a agelong of nan United States-Mexico separator for heartfelt but little reunions pinch loved ones they had not seen for years because they unrecorded successful other countries

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Nearly 200 families gathered Saturday on a agelong of nan U.S.-Mexico separator for heartfelt but little reunions pinch loved ones they had not seen for years because they unrecorded successful other countries.

Tears flowed and group embraced arsenic Mexican families were allowed to reunite for a fewer minutes astatine nan separator pinch relatives who migrated to nan U.S. Adults and children passed complete nan Rio Grande to meet pinch their loved ones.

This year, nan yearly arena organized by an migrant authorities defense group happened 3 days earlier nan U.S. statesmanlike election, whose monthslong campaigns person focused heavy connected migration and separator security. It besides took spot nether accrued security, according to nan Network successful Defense of nan Rights of Migrants.

“We did not person barbed wire, we did not person truthful galore soldiers deployed successful our community,” said Fernando García, nan organization’s director, highlighting nan separator information changes that nan separator has seen since nan reunions began past decade. “The barbed ligament had to beryllium opened truthful that nan families could person this event.”

García said he expects migration into nan U.S. to proceed sloppy of who wins Tuesday’s election. Family reunions, he said, will continue, too.

“Deportation policy, separator policy, migration policy, is separating families successful an bonzer measurement and is profoundly impacting these families,” he told reporters up of nan event.