Catholics protesting the detention and separation of thousands of migrant children and families in the U.S. formed human crosses in the middle of Broad Street in Newark, outside of the regional headquarters of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Police tried to discourage the display — albeit unsuccessfully.
The protest comes after a scathing report issued by the Inspector General of the federal Department of Health and Human Services concluded that migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered severe post-traumatic stress and other serious mental-health problems.
