Kristen Bell is serious about fighting for families that have been separated at the U.S. border as a result of Donald Trump’s immigration policy. “As a mother, my family is my first priority. And do not underestimate the love of family,” she recently told People. “When you attack one family, you attack all families. And families fight back.” The mother of two’s comments come on the heels of her company’s GoFundMe campaign to raise $20,000 for RAICES, a Texas non-profit that provides immigration legal services and is working to reunite detained families with their children. “We will not rest until these children are back where they belong,” Kristen adds. The fundraiser is being hosted by This Bar Saves Lives, a snack bar company Kristen co-founded with the mission of “[ending] childhood malnutrition worldwide” by translating each bar purchase into a donation of food aid to children in need. Their GoFundMe is set up in a similar way. “We’re going to match every donation you give to RAICES, dollar for dollar, up to $20,000,” the campaign states. According to People, the president’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy led to the removal of 2,342 children from their parents — many of whom are seeking asylum and have passed interviews designed to gage whether their fear is credible — as those parents await prosecution for attempting to enter the country illegally. In recent weeks, George and Amal Clooney, Khloe Kardashian, Eva Longoria, Amber Heard, Sia, Lena Dunham and dozens of other celebrities have also protested the separation of families and donated towards efforts to reunite migrant children separated from their parents.
