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May, 2013
Justo antes de la navidad, el arresto de Guillermo Monreal por robo lo llevó al Centro de Detenciones del Condado McHenry. Para cuando su esposa logró encontrar a un abogado, Moreal le había llamado con la mala noticia. “Me van a deportar esta noche”, le dijo. Su voz era vacilante—inclusive distante.Linda Hernández no entendía. Su esposo había estado en la cárcel tan sólo un par de días. “Ni...
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May, 2013
1. Jose Zuniga is one of more than 100 people who took a bus from Chicago to Washington, D.C., to participate in the “Time is Now” rally for comprehensive immigration reform on April 10. The trip was organized by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights.2. After driving through the night, the bus arrived at the United Methodist Building, where participants picked up information...
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May, 2013
Linda Hernandez’s husband was deported in December under the “reinstatement” of a prior removal order from 2000. Hernandez has not told her children, Linda and William, that their father had been deported. Eleven-year-old Linda thinks her father is with his family in Mexico and will return to their South Side home for her brother’s birthday in May. Photos by Jonathan Gibby.A bus from McHenry...
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May, 2013
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May, 2013
Just before Christmas, Guillermo Monreal’s arrest for shoplifting landed him in the McHenry County Detention Center. By the time his wife managed to find a lawyer, Monreal had called her with bad news. “They are deporting me tonight,” he told her. His voice was hesitant—even distant.Linda Hernandez didn’t understand. Her husband had been in the jail for only a couple of days. “He didn’t even go...
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May, 2013
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