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On Monday, dozens of undocumented immigrants gathered on the Mexico side of the US border near San Diego and turned themselves in to authorities. These are people who have lived in the US for years and consider the US their home. They left for various reasons, including being deported, and financial pressures. Most have family members here in the US. As of now, the whereabouts of the immigrants are unknown. It is likely they have been detained and are being processed – some may even have been deported back.

The action was coordinated by the National Immigrant Youth Alliance or NIYA and marks the third time the organization has launched this bold style of activism to draw attention to families who have been separated as a result of deportation and the country’s broken immigration system. NIYA plans two more actions between now and next Monday.

GUEST: Mohammad Abdollahi, an organizer with the National Immigrant Youth Alliance

Click here to listen to Monday’s interview with Edgar Torres and Cynthia Marroquin, hours before the border action.