Separations spark surge in donations, volunteers
MCALLEN, Texas — One by one, around Father’s Day, the surge of Amazon boxes containing shirts, pants, underwear and many other items began arriving at an asylum-seeker rest center in the border town of McAllen.
Included in the packages were notes of support. One read: “As someone who has a dad who would do anything for their child I hope this helps a few of the dads that come through your doors with the same ideas.”
The boxes started arriving as people across the country began to learn about President Trump’s policy of separating children from their families.
“All of the sudden they started getting like a thousand boxes a day and then more and then more.