Couple raises $5 million to help immigrant families in record-setting Facebook fundraiser

A Texas nonprofit working to help reunite immigrant families who have been separated at the U.S. border with Mexico will soon get millions in donations to help their work.

A California couple's Facebook fundraiser has raised more than $5 million in three days for the  Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) after an outpouring of support from Facebook users.

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Started by Charlotte and Dave Willner, the  fundraiser initially had a modest target of less than $2,000. Read more...

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