So far as I know, the White House has not appealed the final decision for the Flores case. The for-profit detention centers for women and children from Central America must shut down. I'm going to try to post a short video here from the house in San Antonio where mothers just released from these detention centers were given respite and resources for their long bus journeys across the country to reach sponsoring family and friends. It shows Melanie, who is barely 5 years old, dancing. Her mother Yanira is nearby. Yanira brought two teenage boys and little Melanie out of Guatemala, went straight to ICE to ask for asylum, and then was put into detention for several months. Yanira and her children were asked to stay on at the hospitality house in San Antonio maintained by the Interfaith Welcoming Coalition to assist in helping others released from Karnes City and Dilley. Below is a recent e-mail
We have recently seen a significant increase
in the number of families being released and needing overnight
hospitality. In the past two weeks, we have provided overnight housing
to over 300 people. One night last week, we housed 56 people! We are
very excited that more families are being released and hope this trend
continues until family detention is ended. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee recently found that family detention violates the Flores settlement - read more here!
As a result of this increase, we have a high need for volunteers at La
Casa. We have four shifts - morning, afternoon, 7:30pm-11pm, and
overnight. We have a new full-time volunteer through the Mennonite
church - Luz Varela. We are very happy to have her! She has been here a
week and has already become a vital part of the work we do. She will be
at the house in the mornings and evenings this week to train new
volunteers. To sign up to volunteer with Luz, please email sanantoniowelcome@gmail.com with
your preferred day and time. If you are not fluent in Spanish, daytime
volunteering is a great option. Morning and afternoon volunteer times
are flexible.
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