Hey, welcome to Truth Be Told. I'm Tanya Mosley. And today we are revisiting our powerful conversation from 2020, deportation wounds. My former producer, Issa Mendoza, shared with us the impact her father's deportation has had on her life. This is a painful, but hugely enlightening convoy to hear in light of President

elect Donald Trump's promise to deport undocumented immigrants who are primarily from Mexico

and other South American countries the moment he gets into office. For this episode, we called up

Adriana Alejandra. She's a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of the Latinx therapy podcast.

And she offered advice to Issa and tools we can all use to help those we care about

who have and will experience family separation.

This episode ends with a powerful phone call between Issa and her father.

A heartfelt thank you, Issa, for sharing your story with us.

You know, I was thinking the other day, when am I going to see my people again?

Like physically?

So many of us are feeling isolated, relying on Zoom or FaceTime to see our friends and family.

And we don't really know how long it will be like this.

But for many people, this separation is not a new reality.

Hello, Papa.

Hello, meja.

How's das?

Bien and you, too?

That's Issa Mendoza on the phone with her dad, Arnoldo.

Issa lives in California, and her father lives in Mexico.

He was deported there 11 years ago.

And since then, they've watched each other grow older through a screen.

And occasionally, they see each other during the holidays.

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