, the teenager had faced threats from her uncle, who has served time in prison for murder, after her father was arrested and sent to prison.
This is not uncommon. Since the Trump administration's"Remain in Mexico" policy came in place, many families forced to wait in Mexico for their cases to be heard have tried to send their children across the border alone in the hopes that they will have a better chance of being accepted into the U.S. as unaccompanied minors.
After the Texas Civil Rights Project implored its supporters to contact ICE and their members of Congress, Merkley appeared to respond to the call, demanding a halt to the 16-year-old's deportation.
Silly wabbit, they only save children who are still inside the womb not outside 😅