Pastor denounces child detention at US Capitol rally

A field of 620 teddy bears and paper dolls were put on the National Mall on May 20, 2026. Each represented 10 children held in immigration detention. Organizers say 6,200 children have been held in U.S. immigration detention since Trump took office in January 2025. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report Photo)

A San Antonio pastor was a speaker at an immigration rally held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to bring attention to migrant detention facilities in South Texas where children are being held.

Pastor Dianne Garcia of Cristiana Roca de Refugio Church in San Antonio, told participants: “We call on members of Congress to let our children go.”

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