Families Separated on Opposite Sides of Mexico Border Briefly Reunite with a Hug Cheyenne Roundtree - DailyMail
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Opening Border 'Door of Hope' on Children's Day (Times of San Diego)

Following days, months and even years of separation, families were momentarily reunited when a door was flung open along the US-Mexico border.

For a brief three minutes, United States Border Patrol agents opened up a single gate that was the only barrier dividing loved ones from one another on Sunday.

The Door of Hope was unlocked for the fifth year along the border at Friendship Park, where the bottom of California meets Tijuana, Mexico.

It was this tiny sliver of land where six families were able to cross through painted slats that make up the border fence between two nations and emotionally embrace their relatives.

The reunion comes a day before immigrant and union groups plan to march in cities across the United States on Monday to mark May Day and protest against President Trump's efforts to boost deportations.

Tens of thousands of immigrants and their allies are expected to rally in cities such as New York, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles. Demonstrations also are planned for dozens of smaller cities from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to Portland, Oregon.

In many places, activists are urging people to skip work, school and shopping to show the importance of immigrants in American communities.

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