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Viral Video Shows Border Patrol Agent Ripping Mother Away from Her Daughters

HeadlineMar 09, 2018

Back in the United States, a video has gone viral of Border Patrol agents ripping a woman away from her three daughters and forcibly detaining her in San Diego, California. The video, which has now been viewed nearly 8 million times, shows the agents detaining Perla Morales-Luna and forcing her into a Border Patrol car as her daughters scream and call for their mom. The video was uploaded by one of the girls’ teachers. Border Patrol says Morales-Luna was arrested for being in the country without authorization.

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