A “Dreamer” woman is married through the border fence separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas. Her husband, who has been deported to Mexico, stands on the other side of the wall.

This moment is part of Hugs Not Walls, an event organized by the Border Network for Human Rights that brings together families separated by migration policies. Reunions take place directly at the border, allowing families to meet briefly across the barrier.

Participants travel from across the United States and Mexico to share a three-minute embrace—an encounter measured in minutes within a system of long separation.