Despite New Enforcement Priorities, Border Patrol Redetained Mother and Community Leader as She Was About to Be Reunited With Family
February 10, 2021
February 10, 2021
DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 10 -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2021:
On Friday January 29, Border Patrol stopped Colorado mother and activist Hilda Martinez at one of their checkpoints near El Paso, Texas and took her into custody. Days later, a federal judge - recognizing her deep ties to community and family - approved her release on a personal recognizance bond. Community members were ready to receive Hilda and to take her to a sa . . .
On Friday January 29, Border Patrol stopped Colorado mother and activist Hilda Martinez at one of their checkpoints near El Paso, Texas and took her into custody. Days later, a federal judge - recognizing her deep ties to community and family - approved her release on a personal recognizance bond. Community members were ready to receive Hilda and to take her to a sa . . .