CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A rally to protest migrant camps on the US/Mexico border happened at Cole Park this Saturday.
The Trump administration has been under fire for policies that are deeply affecting migrant families at the border. A group of local activists decided to respond with peaceful protests to raise awareness for the issue locally. They are part of a recent nationwide movement against the mistreatment of migrant families being detained in camps at the border.
The "Close the Camps" rally started at 11 am at Cole Park, and lasted until about 2 pm. Event organizers reminded everyone that is was a non-partisan event and asked that people bring signs, chairs, and to dress according to the weather.
The timing of the rally happens to coincide with Vice President Mike Pence's visit to a detention center in McAllen, Texas. It also comes after the Office of the Inspector General released a reportdescribing conditions at a federal detention center in the Rio Grande Valley as, "a ticking time bomb."
Photos courtesy of Omar C. Bantayan, shared on the Close the Camps Rally Facebook Page.
