Bruce Richter shared a story from the January 2019 Rotary Magazine called "Fight for Families on the Border."
Author: Ruby Powers, Rotary E-Club, Houston
Author Background: Immigration lawyer familiar with detention facilities, experience in immigration and asylum law (10 years experience), speaks Spanish.
Rotary Experience:
- While her parents lived in Mexico, her mother was an American missionary.
- Grew up in Mexico, Texas and Missouri
- Joined Interact in High School
- Was Rotary Youth Exchange Student to Belgium
- Ambassadorial Scholar in Barcelona, Spain (where Bruce and Gloria visited on their trip in October)
Support Effort Given:
- Provided pro bono legal support
- Spoke to 4 moms, 7 dads over 2 day visit to Port Isabel Detention Center
- Offered understanding and advice for "credible fear" interview.
- Some parents already deported without separated children.
- Some parents waived their rights to reunification without understanding what was happening.
Read more about this article here: Rotarian Magazine Stories