1,300 Take Part In Tri-Valley ‘Families Belong Together’ Rallies

LIVERMORE, CA — More than 1300 people turned out Saturday to take part in the ‘Families Belong Together’ rallies held throughout Tri-Valley, according to Tri Valley Progressives for Our Revolution. Organizers say 350 people participated in Livermore, 400 in Dublin and 600 took part in the Pleasanton rally. The events were part of 700 planned nationwide.

Local dignitaries and spiritual leaders shared their immigration stories with the group and encouraged those attending to vote in November.

Activists shared their list of demands:

• Reunite families now. Permanently end family separation and immediately reunify those that have been separated. ICE must release parents immediately so that ORR can reunify them with their children.
• End family detention. Children and families deserve due process, not indefinite imprisonment. Children do not belong in baby cages and internment-like camps. Family incarceration is not the solution to family separation.
• End ‘Zero Humanity.’ Reverse the Trump administration’s policy that created this crisis and chaos to begin with. Parents should not be criminally prosecuted for doing what all parents do, which is bring their children to safety. This horrible nightmare for families will only end when Trump permanently stops his 100% prosecution policy.

Photos courtesy Tri Valley Progressives for Our Revolution