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Hey, this is in Perfect Paradise. I'm Antonia Serejido. Today's episode is a rerun from last year.

It's a story that my former colleague Fernanda Chowardri at Latino USA had followed for years,

a story of a family that had been separated by the border. It's more relevant today than ever.

This year, President Trump promised the biggest

mass deportation in U.S. history. We've seen border crossings go down, immigration and

customs enforcement arrests doubling and detentions at an all-time high. This episode is about

the human cost of these policies. Stick around to the end to get the most recent update.

The story starts with the family in Tucson, Arizona, who are split up in 2009.

The dad and all four kids, ages 4 to 16, were all U.S. citizens, but the mom, Gloria, was undocumented. And in the process of trying

to get her green card, she was required to travel to Mexico, where she was barred from returning

to the U.S. for 10 years. The 10-year barred to re-entry is the punishment for being in the

States without documentation for over a year. And it doesn't mean you could automatically come back in 10 years.

It just means you have to wait 10 years before you can legally try to apply.

Daniel Samora received the same penalty.

But while Daniel found a sense of peace and belonging in Mexico,

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