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    Hundreds March To Texas Tent City Holding Detained Immigrant Kids

    Rep. Beto O'Rourke organized the Fathers' Day march in just a couple of days. Hundreds of people showed up to protest the Trump administration's policy of separating families at the border.
    by Camila Domonoske Jun 17, 2018 2 minutes
    Hundreds of families spent their Father's Day in Tornillo, Texas, protesting the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.

    Updated at 5:15 p.m. ET

    With chants of "families united" and "free our children now," hundreds of people marched to the tent city in Tornillo, Texas, where children have been detained for immigration violations.

    The Father's Day march near El Paso was primarily organized by Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas, who is also running for Senate against Ted Cruz. He says

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