AMERICA'S DEPORTATION CONTROVERSY - Far From Home

AS THE GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON IMMIGRATION, VULNERABLE PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE BEING CAUGHT IN THE SYSTEM AND SPLIT FROM THEIR FAMILIES

- ADAM CARLSON

On his path back to the White House, Donald Trump vowed to "seal" the southern border and remove millions of migrants in the country illegally-but his approach in office has ignited major debate. Polling shows a majority of the public feels he's trying to deport more people than expected (with some 15,000 removals a month) and focusing more on those who aren't a threat versus "dangerous criminals." Maria Isidro, 52, came from Mexico in 1998 for medical care for one of her four kids. Despite being issued a deportation order in 2004, she stayed in the U.S. on a provisional basis that, under Trump, was revoked. Isidro, who doesn't have a criminal record, was deported in June. Her grown children say they learned a painful lesson. "What we're facing isn't just a broken system," says son Jo, 23. "It's a broken understanding of what it means to be human." Here, four more stories of people facing that system.

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