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Reporter @reveal covering immigration. Dodgers fan. Misser of the 15" of hair I recently donated. Seed saver. Occasional bead worker. Amateur cancer haver.

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    1. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Remember the MVM offices in Phoenix that were holding children who were taken from their parents at the border? One child named Wilson, who was just 6 years old when he spent two nights there, shared his startling recollection with me:https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/when-they-took-my-son/ …

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    2. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      We always assumed Border Patrol was physically separating families. The idea was bolstered for me when we obtained remarks from ICE's principal legal advisor in June saying they weren't separating, only transporting. Well, it turns out in many instances, MVM was taking children.

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    3. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      How do we know this? For starters, I showed Wilson a set of photos I’d gathered of MVM workers. He only recognized some. One photo he recognized right away was of the man who took him from his mamá. He even drew out being transported by him by van to the MVM office.pic.twitter.com/DShnS8QpXf

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    4. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Wilson's mom, Maria Antonia (she goes by Tonita), also recognized the man in the photo as the one who took her son away. His name is Demetrio Reyes and he works for MVM. I found he'd handwritten and signed his name on government documents I obtained:https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4887714-DHS-MVM-manifest.html …

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    5. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Say what you want about government-contracted detention centers and shelters. But at least there's a record that people were there. There are rules. There are protocols. Broken, but there. Holding people, but six-year-old especially, in secret offices is, at best, troubling.

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    6. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Wilson was eventually taken to a government-sanctioned shelter. It would take 3 weeks before he was allowed to talk to his mamá. He spent his 7th birthday without her. He would pray for her in silence in his bed, covering himself and asking God for her to be strong.pic.twitter.com/ZCVBXdpRJX

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    7. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      In July, after literally hundreds of systemic searches, I was able to track down several of the parents of children I’d identified as having spent night(s) at MVM. I started speaking with Wilson’s mom, Tonita, once a day. I had more information about her son than she did.

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    8. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Many parents made clear to me they didn’t want to tell share their story, but were grateful for any information I had about their little ones. Tonita, like other parents, had seen the MVM story on tv in detention. She knew what happened was wrong. She wanted to tell her story.

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    9. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Wilson and Tonita were reunited after nearly two months apart. Here they are sharing their first meal w their family in Arkansas. We have documents. We have statements. And, most importantly, we have the voices of people who were directly affected by the polices we write about.pic.twitter.com/HrxmLPywRX

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    10. Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      But they struggle to make ends meet. Wilson joined Cub Scouts but can’t even afford his uniform. Despite humanitarian parole, Tonita isn’t authorized to work. She heard of a program that could help them with food and counseling. But she’s terrified of becoming a “public charge.”pic.twitter.com/N03O6cg0Zl

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      Aura Bogado‏Verified account @aurabogado Sep 29

      Before mamá and son were reunited, their family was asked to build a new bedroom for Wilson. They had to spend $3k to do that alone. This family already struggled to keep the lights on. They’ve started a fundraiser to help keep their family together:https://www.gofundme.com/keeping-our-family-togather …

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        1. GA provisional voters: Call 888-730-5816 asap‏ @BoenderCarol Sep 29
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          That's horrible. Obviously they're looking for any excuse to deny reunification.

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        1. Omar Rodríguez Ortiz  🇵🇷‏ @Omar_fromPR Sep 29
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          Listening right now. 💪🏾https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/reveal/id886009669?mt=2#episodeGuid=prx_149_caebbc9f-d8d5-46a2-a39d-cda5ddaefde7 …

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        2. Mary Cotey‏ @cotey_mary Sep 29
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          @threadreaderapp please unroll and thank you

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        3. Thread Reader App‏ @threadreaderapp Sep 29
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          Hallo the unroll you asked for: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1046079939236302848.html … Talk to you soon. 🤖

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        1. Karina Emberly‏ @KarinaEmberly Sep 29
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          This makes me so furious at the government, and so grateful for all your work.

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        1.  🔥ᴊᴏʜɴ ᴩᴜɴᴀᴍᴀᴋᴇʀ 🔥‏ @Punderkind Sep 30
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          Asked by who? Passive voice leaves out info here

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        1. ChicagoRonStarky‏ @ChicagoStarkey Sep 30
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          That extra bed room is a bunch of shit. Just another road block.

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        1. Pierre Asselin  👣‏ @PierAsselin Sep 29
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          You are one hell of a reporter.

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        1. Ms. Stephanie Wilson‏ @Sttephaniee Sep 29
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          All this is so. Sad. I'm in tears. Powerless and tears. They have each other. God bless them.

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        1. AlbinoRhyno16‏ @AlbinoRhyno16 Sep 30
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          I'm an American citizen. Single father of 2 struggling to pay my bills. I don't have 3k to redo anything in my house I need more support then them. Put our citizens first

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        1. M.K.‏ @MKLibraria Sep 30
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          Just donated.

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        1. Katie Lambert‏ @KatieELambert Sep 29
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          Donated. Thank you for doing the work.

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        1. Cathy McInnis‏ @Thoughtfulsquas Sep 29
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          thank you sooo much

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