'My friend is worth my time to come down and help.' An Ohio man searching for a family of Haitian migrants is among the volunteers who traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist the refugees who had gathered there seeking entry to America.
Dave, who declined to give his last name, from Toledo, Ohio, checks his phone as he waits to hear from his friend Ruth, a Haitian migrant, her husband and their 3-year-old daughter, who he believes continue to be in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas.
The 64-year-old met Ruth over a decade ago during a Christian mission to Haiti. Over the years, Dave would send Ruth money for a little girl he met in an orphanage whom he’d promised himself he’d support. Ruth always made sure the girl had what she needed. Ruth and her family had spent the past week at the bridge camp and Dave had been communicating with her through WhatsApp. But all communication stopped Thursday around noon, and he said Ruth’s sister in Ohio also hadn’t heard from her.
Moreau didn’t have a plan — just a rental car full of toiletries and supplies he hoped to pass out to any migrants he came across.
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