Migrant advocates in San Diego called attention to the continued separations of families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The woman, referred to only as Lucy, was arrested in February by Border Patrol agents, one of whom allegedly punched her several times, then claimed Lucy had assaulted him.
In a letter dated Tuesday to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Jewish Family Service of San Diego, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of San Diego and Imperial Counties and the UCLA Center for Immigration Law and Policy said Lucy and her 10-year-daughter, 18-year-old son, and 18-year-old stepson fled violence in their home country and sought asylum in the United States.
But the arrest landed her in federal custody, during which time the letter states she was given no information on the whereabouts of her children. Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss her case in May, but she remained in ICE custody for about two more months. In a statement released by Jewish Family Service, Lucy said,"For one period, I didn't know where any of my children were. It was a feeling of hopelessness I cannot describe. At that point, I considered taking my own life. My children are everything to me, and their safety is all I care about — just as any mother can understand — which is why we escaped from El Salvador in the first place.
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