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Rally that attracts 150 in Princeton protests immigration cruelty

Ken Downey Jr.
Pastor, Sammy Arroyo, of the First United Methodist Church in Hightstown, addresses the rally crowd about the importance of families belonging together.

A rally that dew an estimated crowd of 150 in front of the Witherspoon Grill in Princeton on the evening of June 14 was assembled to oppose the separation of children from their families at the United States/Mexico border.

The organization, Families Belong Together, which led the rally, declared that it is determined to fight back against “cruel, inhumane and unjustified separation of children from their families along the U.S. border and other points of entry.”

According to its website, familiesbelongtogether.org, the organization “opposes the inhumane policies of the Trump administration, Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and calls for immediate reform.”

The full story of this rally will be published in next week’s issue of the Princeton Packet.

 

 

Pastor, Sammy Arroyo, of the First United Methodist Church in Hightstown, addresses the rally crowd about the importance of families belonging together.
The crowd of over 150 people, ranging from toddlers to seniors, stood and sat with homemade signs in opposition of the current immigration laws.
The crowd of over 150 people, ranging from toddlers to seniors, stood and sat with homemade signs in opposition of the current immigration laws.
Guatemalan immigrant, Donatelia speaks to the rally about her experience coming to America and what she went through with her own son.
Guatemalan immigrant, Donatelia speaks to the rally about her experience coming to America and what she went through with her own son.
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