Finally, some good news! One mother who was separated from her 7-year-old son weeks ago has been reunited. The BBC was able to get video and a short interview with Beata Mariana Mejia Mejia, who was thrilled to be reunited with her only son. She told the BBC she intends to sue the United States.
They crossed the US border in May and attempted to seek asylum after Ms Mejia said she had fled violence in Guatemala. But on arrival, Ms Mejia was taken into custody and Darwin was sent to a detention centre in Arizona.
She plans to sue the US government, saying the separation violated her rights.
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Make no mistake about it, separating asylum-seeking families from one another is the definition of “cruel and unusual punishment.” It is incumbent on all of us to fight to return every single one of the thousands of currently detained children to their parents. We cannot rest until every last family is reunified.