Crowds gather to protest separation of families

NORRISTOWN » The steps of the Montgomery County Courthouse were packed Saturday as community members made their voices heard on U.S. immigration policy.

“This idea that we’re going to separate families and children at the border and put children in cages with no plan to reunite them, this could be indefinite. This could be permanent,” said state Sen. Daylin Leach. “As the humane alternative we’re just going to detain people together forever? This is not how we treat human beings.”

Protesters heard from Leach, a Democrat who represents parts of Montgomery and Delaware counties, as well as several other guests who spoke about their experience as immigrants coming to the United States to pursue their dreams.

Outside the courthouse Saturday, protesters could be seen holding signs condemning the separation of families and could be heard from Main Street chanting and singing songs including “This Land is Your Land.”