A family was separated at the border, and this distraught father took his own life

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post




By Nick Miroff
June 9 at 7:00 AM

A Honduran father separated from his wife and child suffered a breakdown at a Texas jail and killed himself in a padded cell last month, according to Border Patrol agents and an incident report filed by sheriff’s deputies.

The death of Marco Antonio Muñoz, 39, has not been publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security, and did not appear in any local news accounts. But according to a copy of a sheriff’s department report obtained by The Washington Post, Muñoz was found on the floor of his cell May 13 in a pool of blood with an item of clothing twisted around his neck.

Starr County sheriff’s deputies recorded the incident as a “suicide in custody.”

Muñoz’s death occurred not long after the Trump administration began implementing its “zero tolerance” crackdown on illegal migration, measures that include separating parents from their children and the threat of criminal prosecution for anyone who enters the United States unlawfully.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-family-was-separated-at-the-border-and-this-distraught-father-took-his-own-life/2018/06/08/24e40b70-6b5d-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html

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1. Everyone needs to see this. Kick & recommend for visibility

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2. K&R !!!

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3. K&R

[SunSeeker]

4. K & R for exposure.

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5. if he was a famous tv cook it would be all over the media nt

[Judi Lynn]

6. From the article: "They had to use physical force to take the child out of his hands."

An official at the Embassy of Honduras in Washington, Assunta Garcia, said the nation's ambassador was the only person authorized to comment on Muñoz's death. But Garcia said he was too busy attending to a visit from President Juan Orlando Hernández.

According to Border Patrol agents with detailed knowledge of what occurred, Muñoz crossed the Rio Grande with his wife and three-year-old son on May 12 near the tiny town of Granjeno, Texas. The area is a popular crossing point for Central American families and teenagers who turn themselves in to apply for asylum in the United States.

Soon after Muñoz and his family were taken into custody, they arrived at a processing station in nearby McAllen and said they wanted to apply for asylum. Border Patrol agents told the family they would be separated. That's when Muñoz "lost it," according to one agent, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the incident.

"The guy lost his s---," the agent said. "They had to use physical force to take the child out of his hands."

How many more, you big reeking pile of orange excrement?

Imagine a man trying to protect his children, rather than trying to exploit them.

If only everyone could learn about this broken-hearted father who went so far to save his family from violence being treated like despicable garbage once he thought he would be safe. He died in fear and grief for others.

Thank you, Don Viejo.

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9. How long will this go on and where will it lead..

this is terrifying.

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7. This tragic death is on the republicans and their ignoble leader*

* Comrade Casino, republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

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8. K&R. Few seem to care. He wasn't a celebrity, after all.

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10. K&R for exposure

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11. HOW HORRIBLE. The blood of this dead father is on Trump's hands. TRUMP IS A MONSTER !!!

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12. Evil

People doing this are evil. You do not do this to children in distress. Just following orders is not an excuse. This is pure evil being inflicted on kids.

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13. No wonder everyone is depressed

DAMN this fucking administration!

[Jake Stern]

14. Shit like this is why I refuse to fly the American flag

I heard the stories of children being ripped away from their parents at the camps and never did I believe it would happen here.

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15. K&R for visibility. nt

[Cha]

16. So tragic.