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Hugs Not Walls

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In the middle of the Rio Grande, separated families reunite for 3 minutes

by Julián Aguilar June 19, 2021July 7, 2022

It took a 19-hour road trip  earlier this week for Maria Aldama to cover the distance between Kansas City to El Paso. And for that, she was rewarded with a three-minute embrace with a mother she hasn’t seen in 20 years. She said Saturday she wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. “I always […]

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