Hundreds gather for F-M 'Lights for Liberty' rally at Fargo Civic Center plaza

Hundreds of people gathered for the "Lights for Liberty" rally held at the Fargo Civic Center on Friday, July 12. It was one of hundreds of such rallies held across the United States on Friday to call for action to improve the conditions of refugees seeking asylum on the U.S.'s Southern Border.

Read more about the rally in this inforum.com story here.

In the story, Danilo Martinez, who moved to Fargo from El Salvador, said the reasons people are leaving Central America are "no jobs, no education, no health. Crime is going up every single day."

Central American parents look at their children and ask, "What should I give them tomorrow?" he said.