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Nation Aug 10

For 7 weeks, Sofi begged to go home. Now reunited, her journey isn’t over

By Amna Nawaz, Frank Carlson, Joshua Barajas, Patty Gorena Morales

Nation Aug 10

After 47 days of separation, 3-year-old Sofi is back with her family

What she couldn’t have known was how difficult it would be to get Sofi back.

By Amna Nawaz

Nation Jul 16

‘I want you to come now, Mami.’ A 3-year-old calls her mother from detention

Listen to 3-year-old Sofi call her mother, after she was separated from her family more than three weeks ago while seeking legal asylum at the U.S. border.

By Amna Nawaz

Politics Jul 10

Children rest under mylar blanket at an immigrant housing facility in McAllen, Texas. Photo handout from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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What happens once the government doesn’t comply with the family reunification deadline?

President Trump's policy on separated immigrant families is under serious pressure from the courts, with two federal judges telling the administration that it can not hold families in custody indefinitely and that it must abide by an order to reunite…

World Jul 03

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The ordeal of navigating migrant family reunification, in one toddler’s story

Two weeks ago, 3-year-old Sofi and her grandmother were making the journey through Mexico to seek asylum in the U.S. Although they entered legally and with guardianship documents, they were separated two days after entering, and two days after President…

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