WATCH | Separated families embrace in reunion at US-Mexico border

Mexican families separated by the border with the US had a chance to briefly reunite at a 'Hugs Not Walls' weekend event.

A drone view shows families separated due to migration as they embrace at the U.S.-Mexico border during a brief reunification meeting held on the Rio Bravo river called "Hugs, Not Walls", as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A drone view shows families separated due to migration as they embrace at the U.S.-Mexico border during a brief reunification meeting held on the Rio Bravo river called "Hugs, Not Walls", as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 2, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Mexican families separated by the border with the US had a chance to briefly reunite at a "Hugs Not Walls" weekend event.

A drone view shows families separated due to migration as they embrace at the US-Mexico border during a brief reunification meeting held on the Rio Bravo River called 'Hugs, Not Walls' as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on November 2 2024.
A drone view shows families separated due to migration as they embrace at the US-Mexico border during a brief reunification meeting held on the Rio Bravo River called 'Hugs, Not Walls' as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on November 2 2024. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
Family members wave at the 'Hugs, Not Walls' event held on the Rio Bravo River on the border between the US and Mexico on November 2 2024.
Family members wave at the 'Hugs, Not Walls' event held on the Rio Bravo River on the border between the US and Mexico on November 2 2024. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

Families separated due to migration embrace at the US-Mexico border during a brief reunification meeting on the Rio Bravo river called "Hugs, Not Walls", as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 2, 2024.
Families separated due to migration embrace at the US-Mexico border during a brief reunification meeting on the Rio Bravo river called "Hugs, Not Walls", as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 2, 2024. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez )
Families separated due to migration embrace at the US-Mexico border .
Families separated due to migration embrace at the US-Mexico border . (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
Adan Damian hugs his son Josue Damian, from whom he was separated due to migration, during a brief reunification meeting called "Hugs, Not Walls".
Adan Damian hugs his son Josue Damian, from whom he was separated due to migration, during a brief reunification meeting called "Hugs, Not Walls". (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
Ana Laura Munoz hugs her son Ian Munoz.
Ana Laura Munoz hugs her son Ian Munoz. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)
The Garcia siblings, who were separated.
The Garcia siblings, who were separated. (REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.

Comment icon