Episode Notes – “When Survival Becomes a Crime: Yolanda Magallón Pérez, Family Separation, and the Cost of a Broken System”

Episode Overview:

In this episode of Our Humanity TALKS, we examine the case of Yolanda Magallón Pérez, a mother who was detained by ICE in California, ripped away from her 21-year-old daughter battling bone cancer. Her arrest wasn’t about national security, nor was it about justice—it was about a crime of survival, a theft of food over a decade ago.

Yolanda’s story isn’t an anomaly—it’s a reflection of a system that punishes poverty, criminalizes immigrants, and prioritizes enforcement over humanity. We break down the facts, the outcry that led to her release on bail, and the larger implications of her case.

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