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Humanitarian Representatives Meet with Department of Interior |
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 16:33 |
Seven representatives from No More Deaths, Tucson Samaritans and Humane Borders met with Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C., today. No More Deaths received an invitation to meet with Salazar earlier in the month.
The group talked about the urgent need to make humanitarian assistance available on DOI lands, like the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. Since 2008, 18 people have received littering tickets from BANWR officers for putting out gallon jugs of water.
"The secretary was supportive in the issue, and his staff is working now to find a solution." said Gene Lefebvre, who attended the meeting as a representative for No More Deaths.
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