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Release was followed quickly by deportation and separation from her two daughters and 20 years of her life in the United States.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tFrom all her years in this country, all she was able to bring with her to Mexico were five coins and a pair of letters her eldest daughter sent to her from Emory and Henry College, where her daughter had received a full scholarship.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s all I have,\u201d she said as she looks at the letters and coins that she put on the desk where Human Rights Watch interviewed her.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-right embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--right\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/32320\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706us_mexico_bridgeplaque.jpg?itok=KowBSwj0 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706us_mexico_bridgeplaque.jpg?itok=gNCPhv2t 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201706us_mexico_bridgeplaque.jpg?itok=gNCPhv2t\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022589\u0022 alt=\u0022A plaque on the bridge between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, demarcating the border crossing.\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EA plaque on the bridge between Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, demarcating the border crossing. \u00a9 2017 Human Rights Watch\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EShe had been deported previously, and like many undocumented mothers who try to return to their families, Josefina found herself lost in the desert and nearly on the brink of death from dehydration when she was apprehended in September 2015.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tShe was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison for attempting to re-enter the United States, then spent additional time in immigration detention awaiting deportation. Josefina wanted to fight to stay in the US and applied for asylum. However, her claim was denied.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tJosefina said she was first deported in August 2015 after an arrest three months earlier for using someone else\u2019s social security number to apply for public assistance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tShe explained she felt the need to do this because her husband had an accident, resulting in an injured back that left him unable to work. \u201cI made the mistake of applying for food stamps and public assistance, but with the nine dollars [an hour] I was earning, I couldn\u2019t support my two daughters and cover his medical expenses. I made a mistake, but I felt I needed to do it,\u201d she said.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tShe tried to return to the US, but after walking for three days, she injured her ankle and the group with which she was traveling abandoned her in the desert.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tJosefina said she had decided to return to North Carolina to help her two daughters, \u00a0\u201cElena,\u201d 17 and \u00a0\u201cLaura,\u201d 19. Since her husband\u2019s accident in 2014, she had been her family\u2019s sole breadwinner. \u201cFor my daughters, I had to come back.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tElena loves everything related to computers and technology. \u201cShe\u2019s been fixing computers since she was little. Our neighbors would bring devices to her, and she would fix them.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\t\u201cLaura\u00a0loves medicine. This year she was given a full scholarship so she can follow her dreams of becoming a doctor\u2026they are my pride and joy,\u201d she says as a smile comes to her face for the first time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tJosefina had worked in a factory packing plastic. In July 2014, she said her bosses and coworkers organized a little celebration to congratulate her on her hard work and six years of service.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tAs she described the details of her life in North Carolina, she took out postcards from her daughter\u2019s university and says that she imagines her walking through the hallways of the school.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tBut for Josefina, the future does not appear as bright as her daughter\u2019s.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]