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>> TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
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CHILDREN CROSS THE BORDER INTO
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THE UNITED STATES ILLEGALL
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EVERY YEAR.
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SOME WITH THEIR FAMILY.
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BUT IN RECENT YEARS AN
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INCREASING NUMBER MAKE THE
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JOURNEY ALONE.
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IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES SAY MANY
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ARE FLEING POVERTY, NEGLECT AND
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INCREASING GUNNING VIOLENCE.
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IF THEY TURN THEMSELVES IN OR
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APPREHENDED, THOSE WHO AREN'T
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IMMEDIATELY SENT BACK ARE
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ORDERED TO APPEAR IN FEDERAL.
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GRATION COURT TO PLEAD THEIR
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CASE.
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BUT IN THE U.S., UNDOCUMENTED
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CHILDREN ARE NOT ENTITLED TO
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FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
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AN ESTIMATED NINE OUT OF 10
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KID, MOST APPEARING ALONE, ARE
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ORDERED BACK TO THEIR HOME
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COUNTRIES.
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A LAWSUIT FILED BY THE ACLU IS
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ASKING THE FERGUSON TO PROVIDE
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FREE COUNSEL TO UNDOCUMENTED
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KIDS.
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THAT IS NOW TIED UP IN COURT.
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IN THE MEANTIME, AS OUR JESSICA
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GOMEZ REPORTS, A GROUP OF
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ATTORNEYS IN NEW YORK IS TAKING
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IT UPON THEMSELVES TO HELP.
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>> NAVIGATING HER WAY AROUND
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NEW YORK CITY NOW COMES EASY TO
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18-YEAR-OLD JENNIFER.
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IT WASN'T ALWAYS THAT WAY.
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>> WE COME HERE FOR A BETTER
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LIFE, BECAUSE LIFE IN CENTRAL
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AMERICA IS NOT EASY.
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>> LIVING IN POVERTY AND
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ABANDONED BY HER FATHER IN
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HONDURAS.
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JEFFERY'S BROTHER WHO SUFFERS
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FROM SEVERE EPILEPSY WASN'T
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GETTING THE MEDICAL TREATMENT
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HE NEEDED.
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>> WE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
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THE DOCTORS DIDN'T WA TO HELP
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US BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE
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MONEY TO PAY THEM.
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>> IN 2014 JENNIFER AND HER
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BROTHER, ALONG WITH THEIR
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MOTHER, FLED HONDURAS FOR THE
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U.S.
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APPREHENDED AT THE BORDER, THEY
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WERE RELEASED TO FAMILY IN NEW
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YORK CITY AND BRACED FOR
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DEPORTATION HEARINGS.
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IT WAS JENNIFER'S HIGH SCHOOL
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SPANISH TEACHER, DAVID LENSNER
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WHO DURING A CLASS PROJECT
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ABOUT IMMIGRATION REALIZED SHE
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NEEDED HELP.
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>> I REMEMBER VIVIDLY
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EXPLAINING THE COUNTRY SHE WENT
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THROUGH TO GET TO THE U.S.
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THE STUDENTS WERE LOOK AT HER
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LIKE WHY DIDN'T YOU GET ON A
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PLANE?
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THAT IS WHEN IT OCCURRED IS
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THAT SHE MAY BE IN A
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UNDOCUMENTED SITUATION.
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>> SHE WAS REFERRED TO THIS LAW
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SCHOOL, WHICH HOUSES SAFE
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PACKAGE PROJECT, A NON-PROFIT
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GROUP OF ATTORNEYS OFFERING
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FREE LEGAL HELP TO CHILDREN,
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ORDERED TO APPEAR IN FEDERAL
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IMMIGRATION COURT FO
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DEPORTATION HEARINGS.
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>> CHILDREN ARE LEAVING BEHIND
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THEIR FAMILIES AND EVERYTHING
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THEY KNOW AND MAKING THIS
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JOURNEY ALONE, SOMETIMES WITH
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JUST THE CLOTHES THEY HAVE ON
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THEIR BACKS ARCS AND SOMETIMES
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THE NUMBER OF A RELATIVE WHO
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MIGHT LIVE IN THE UNITED
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STATES.
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>> THEY ARE SCARED.
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THEY DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH.
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MANY OF THEM THINK THEY ARE
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GOING TO BE DEPORTED THAT DAY
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BACK TO THE DANGER THEY FLED
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FROM.
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>> SAFE PACKAGE, WHICH ENLISTS
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THE HELP OF MORE THAN 400 PRO
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BONO ATTORNEYS, SAYS IT IS ABLE
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TO HELP ABOUT 9 A% OF THE KID
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THEY MAKEUP, MOWS OF THEM
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ELIGIBLE FOE PROTECTION UNDER
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U.S. LAW, BUT THEY JUST DON'T
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KNOW IT.
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>> THERE SHOULD NOT BE A
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GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY WHO IS
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REQUESTING THEIR REMOVAL AND A
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JUDGE CHARGED WITH ENSURING THE
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PROCEEDINGS ARE CARRIED OUT
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FAIRLY AND NOBODY ON THE SIDE
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OF THE CHILD.
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THAT IS NOT WHAT AMERICA IS
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ABOUT.
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>> HEY, ALLEN.
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>> ALEXANDRIA GOT JENNIFER'S
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CASE.
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>> WE IDENTIFIED THEY WERE
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ELIGIBLE FOR SPECIAL IMMIGRANT
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JUVENILE STATUS AVAILABLE FOR
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CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED,
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WANT DONNED OR NEGLECT THE BY
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ONE OTHER R- OR BOTH PARENTS.
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>> THE COURT RECENTLY UPHELD
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THE CLAIM, AND THE SIBLINGS'
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GREEN CARD PLIBBLINGS ARE
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PENDING.
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JENNIFER'S BROTHER IS FINALLY
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GETTING THE MEDICAL TREATMENT
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HE NEEDS.
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BUT FOR THOSE WITHOUT AN
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ATTORNEY AT THEIR SIDE, THE
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PROSPECTS IN FEDERAL
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IMMIGRATION COURT ARE DIM.
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>> THEY EITHER RECEIVE AN ORDER
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OF REMOVAL AND ARE ACTUALLY
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DEPORTED FROM THE COUNTRY, OR
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THEY LIVE IN THE SHADOWS.
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THOSE ARE BOTH TERRIBLE,
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TERRIBLE OPTIONS.
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>> SAFE PACKAGE, WHICH IS
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CURRENTLY WORKING ON SOME 700
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CASES, IS NOW TEAMING UP WITH
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NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS LIKE
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JENNIFER'S AND TEACHERS LIKE
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DAVID TO LET OTHER KID KNOW
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THERE IS HOPE.
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>> IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
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FOCUS AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS
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IMPORTANT TO UNDER SHAKESPEARE
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WHEN YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT ICE
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COMING AND PICKING UP YOUR
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MOTHER, FATHER, BROTHER OR
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YOURSELF.
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>> FOR JENNIFER, AS ONE JOURNEY
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COMES TO AN END, ANOTHER WILL
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BEGIN.
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SHE IS SET TO GRADUATE NEXT
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SPRING AND WANTS TO TRADE IN
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TRAINS FOR PLANES.
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>> I ONE TO LIST IN THE AIR
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FORCE AND THEN GO TO COLLEGE.
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I WANT TO BECOME A PILOT TO
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SERVE THE COUNTRY THAT SERVES
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ME.
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