Photo Of Crying Migrant Boy Is False

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

A photo of a boy apparently caged and crying in a detention center that has circulated thousands more than 10,000 times through networks is false. This was revealed when it was discovered that the shocking image actually belongs to a protest organized by activists in Texas.

The boy was part of a group of minors called to the demonstration organized by the Brown Berets of Cemanahuac, a Latino and pro-indigenous organization based in Dallas that denounced the separation of parents from their children under the president's "zero tolerance" policy. Donald Trump.

The image appeared on the group's social networks about a week ago and apparently the confusion of its origin arose when it was shared by the journalist José Antonio Vargas, according to CNN.

From there, thousands dedicated themselves to sharing the image with different hasthags, including Mark Hamill himself, who said it was "not American". He later deleted the post.

Following CNN reports, the organization acknowledged the origin of the photo, but went on the offensive sharing other images of migrant children detained at the border.

The humanitarian crisis of the more than 2,000 children who have been separated from their parents occurs in the midst of the celebration of International Refugee Day. For this reason, Pope Francis sent a message through networks in solidarity with millions who are displaced from their country of origin and who are left to the Trump government as a ring finger.

The dignity of a person does not depend on whether he is a citizen, migrant or refugee. Saving the life of someone who is fleeing war and poverty is an act of humanity.”

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