Hours before President Donald Trump said he’ll stop separating families at the border, a couple of hundred protesters stood along the south side of E. Sunshine, starting in front of U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s office.

The event was organized by Faith Voices of Southwest Missouri and Families Belong Together, a coalition of local organizations and faith leaders.

Jeremy Sullivan used his lunch break to protest the separation of children from their parents.

“I feel being not in a border state maybe a little bit helpless, but our senator can actually do something about it, so I think it’s important that we come out and let Senator Blunt know  that we dont’ think that this is right,” he said.  “I’ve adopted four kiddos, and I believe that kids need to be with their families and they need to be with those that they’re loved, and every minute that they’re kept away detained, we’re causing a drama that it’s going to take them years to overcome.”

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