Imagine getting banned from seeing your dying child because of your nationality. Or watching your children get tear-gassed in front of you. Or trying to provide a better life for your 7-year-old daughter, only to have her die suddenly. These horrors became reality for several families who have become reluctant faces of the US immigration debate. Each case pits parents desperate to save their children against immigration policies aimed at tightening both illegal and legal entry into the United States. Here are their stories:
By Holly Yan
A mother was barred from seeing her dying toddler
Two-year-old Abdullah Hassan isn’t expected to live much longer. The toddler has a genetic brain condition, one that has kept him on life support at the University of California San Francisco’s children’s hospital.
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