Fleeing violence in Mexico, one Honduran family decided to cross into
the U.S. illegally last month and turn themselves over to Border Patrol
agents in the desert near San Diego.
The father and son were immediately returned to the border and told to
walk back to Tijuana, but the mother, who was pregnant, was in pain. So
Border Patrol agents took her to a nearby hospital, where she gave
birth.
Two days later, the mother was given a choice: Go back to Mexico with or
without her newborn, who is a U.S. citizen by birthright.
"That's not a choice. That's not a legitimate choice," said Mitra
Ebadolahi, an attorney with the ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties.
She said the mother and the baby returned to Mexico.
At 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 28, 2023, in honor of Cyrus the Great Day, you are invited to our unveiling of a monumental statue of Cyrus the Great at the Millennium Gate dedicated to liberty, justice and peace. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid empire, upon liberating Babylon, freed the slaves, established racial equality and rights for women, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion and returned their various gods to their shrines. He also helped the Jews build The Second Temple. According to the Book of Isaiah, Cyrus was anointed by God as a messiah for these actions, the only non-Jewish figure to be revered in this capacity. Iranian and Jewish peoples share an ancient bond of friendship that modern Islamic fanaticism has tried (and failed) to destroy. Remembering the past is a powerful perspective for shaping the future; one where diverse peoples and cultures live together in freedom and harmony. Cyrus the Great’s decrees wer
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