View Live Action Video of the June 13th rally outside Congressman Chris Smith’s Freehold Office:

https://www.facebook.com/brian.awesome.lee/posts/10214440537981424

Freehold, New Jersey — On June 13, 2018, Casa Freehold, New Labor, Families Belong Together, Greater Red Bank Women’s Initiative, among others, and concerned constituents held a protest outside the office of Congressman Christopher H. Smith. Nearly 100 people  heard the first person accounts of families, individuals and entire communities suffering as a result of family separations. Many teens and school age children joined adults of all ages at the moving and peaceful protest.

This public gathering was the latest in a series of weekly demonstrations outside the Congressman’s office since the beginning of the Trump administration. For more than 25 years, Smith has refused to meet publicly at a town hall meeting.

“Casa Freehold is appalled at the separation of children from their parents at our southern border. We are part of a national campaign demanding that this practice end, that parents and children be reunited, and that those seeking asylum be allowed to move forward with their cases.” said Rita Dentino, Executive Director of Casa Freehold. Wendy Sabin, a local organizer from NJ Congressional District 4, added: “As his constituents, we are petitioning Rep. Smith to show compassion by introducing a house version of Senate bill S. 3036 ‘to limit separation of families at or near ports of entry’, which would immediately end these horrifying and unjust practices.”

LOCAL CONTACTS: Rita Dentino, rita@casafreehold.org 732-492-1852; Wendy Sabin, nj4change@gmail.com (732) 513-7404;

Link to Facebook Live Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/387584211742583/

Link to petition:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFsvOeK8jqGAj1ojoH29rq_Ix4MDpcqZKfaZ8EKoj49ALkvw/viewform?fbzx=7216238766723536000