As reports of overcrowded detention centers and family separations at the border continue to make headlines across the nation, community members are holding a vigil to express their frustration with conditions that exist at facilities along the border.
This Friday at 7:45 p.m., Mano Amiga and local clergy will host a vigil at the Hays County Historic Courthouse as part of the Lights for Liberty international day of action, which calls for an end to concentration camps at the border. Several clergy members, including the Reverend Tim Bauerkemper, pastor at First Lutheran Church San Marcos, will speak at the candlelight vigil.
Karen Muñoz, chair of Mano Amiga's board of directors, said she hopes the vigil will provide a space for community members to grieve the situation at the border.
