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The protest, organized by March On Vancouver, comes 10 days after international outcry led U.S. President Donald Trump to .
Still, officials estimate that more than 2,000 children have yet to be reunited with their parents or guardians. Experts say some may never be reunited.
| Crowd outside U.S. Consulate in Vancouver June 30, 2018. (@DzungXVo/Twitter) |
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| Young girl outside U.S. Consulate in Vancouver Saturday, June 30. (@nwkmom/Twitter) |
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The group is one of many calling for Trudeau to immediately withdraw from the Safe Third Country Agreement, which allows Canada to turn back asylum seekers trying to enter the country by land from the U.S.
Groups in Toronto, Halifax and Ottawa also protested. More than 600 protests are organized for throughout the day across the U.S.
| Sign at March on Vancouver's protest against child separation policy in the U.S. June 30. (@aliemalie/Twitter) |
Alexandra Vaz, who organized a rally outside the American Consulate in Toronto, says she decided to act because as a mother of a young girl, the situation frustrated her.
Laura Prado, an immigrant from Uruguay who arrived to Canada in 1986, says she could not bear the notion of being separated from her child.
With files from The Canadian Press
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