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Torn Apart Under Trump Six Years Ago, a Guatemalan Father and Son Still Hope to Reunite
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Teodoro describes his son Miguel crying 'Why are you going to leave me?' as immigration officials separated them.
As heard by us
A careful, intimate portrait of Teodoro's separation from Miguel, anchored in a small scene in Guatemala.
The episode tracks Teodoro, separated from his son Miguel in 2019, while Reynaldo Leanos Jr. follows the story from Guatemala. Latino USA stays close to a modest breakfast scene: Gabriel reads the menu to Teodoro, Teodoro chooses eggs and beans, and he notes that Spanish can…
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When you want a family separation story that still feels unfinished years after the split, right now.
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