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Miami Families Endure Trauma Amid Harsh Immigration Policies

12/15/2025

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Families Affected by Immigration

Families in Miami face ongoing trauma from U.S. immigration policies as parents are detained or deported and children are distressed.
Yaoska's husband was taken during an ICE appointment.
She now lives under Global Positioning System (GPS) supervision.
Amavilia struggles to support her children after her husband Edgar was deported, relying on donations and selling homemade food.
Antonio Laverde's arrest was a case of mistaken identity, causing his family emotional turmoil.

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Children Reunite Abroad

In Miami, a group of children, including six-year-old Andy, prepared to fly to Guatemala to reunite with their deported fathers under U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Andy, a U.S. citizen, felt anxious about the relocation to a country he barely remembered, as volunteers from the Guatemalan-Maya Centre prepared to assist.
Critics raised concerns about the emotional impact of deportation and accused the Trump administration of trampling on children's rights.

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Families Affected by Immigration

Families in Miami face ongoing trauma from U.S. immigration policies as parents are detained or deported and children are distressed.
Yaoska's husband was taken during an ICE appointment.
She now lives under Global Positioning System (GPS) supervision.
Amavilia struggles to support her children after her husband Edgar was deported, relying on donations and selling homemade food.
Antonio Laverde's arrest was a case of mistaken identity, causing his family emotional turmoil.

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