- A picture of 43 rosaries taken from migrants trying to get into the US in Ajo, Arizona, went viral in the past week as the crisis at the US border intensified.
- The image was actually taken years before, by Tom Kiefer, who used to be a janitor at a US Customs and Border Patrol facility.
- Nonetheless, it became a symbol of what many see as the inhumanity with which migrants are treated at the border.
- The policies under which the rosaries are taken are still in effect today.
- Kiefer spoke to INSIDER, explained how he came to take the photos, and said he hopes they help people agitate for change in US border policy.
An image of rosaries taken from migrants at the US-Mexico border has become one of the symbols of the crisis there.
This photograph, showing a collection of rosaries taken from migrants trying to enter the US, has been going viral on social media since the crisis at the border became the number one political issue in America.
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