— from Marc Cohen —

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Over 100 people gathered together on the Eastsound Village Green to celebrate the hoped for reunification of families separated under the Trump​ administration’s​ “zero tolerance” immigration policy, and to voice their concern over the ongoing cruel and inhumane enforcement practices.

Participants brought a variety of signs expressing frustration, incredulity​,​ and anger over the continuing detentions. ​Despite the brisk rainy weather​,​ everyone stayed to write ​more than ​250 postcards to ​Senators ​Patty Murray​ and​ Maria Cantwell, ​Representative ​Rick Larsen, Dep​ar​t​ment​ of Homeland Security Director Kirstjen Nielsen, SeaTac Detention Center Warden Dan Sproul, and ICE ​Acting ​Director Thomas Homan.

It was a successful local contribution to the massive nationwide protest organized by the FAMILIES BEL​ONG TOGETHER movement.

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