Rabbi Josh Whinston of Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor will lead a group of congregants to join others from around the country on Thursday to protest the treatment of asylum seekers at the Texas border with Mexico.
They will meet on the bridge between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico. On this bridge, according to the ACLU and a group called Hope Border Institute, asylum seekers have allegedly been harassed by officers — told they cannot claim asylum, for instance. These organizations say having people as witnesses limits the harassment.
The group will also protest outside the detention facility for children on federal land at Tornillo, Texas. The group will then serve a dinner they’ve purchased to residents of an overflow shelter at Annunciation House in El Paso.
