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His two brothers eventually became legal residents, through their US-citizen wives, but Elio married \u201cJuana,\u201d who is Mexican. \u201cI had opportunities to marry citizens,\u201d he said, with a smile, \u201cbut I fell in love with Juana.\u201d They eventually had two boys \u2013 \u201cTom,\u201d now 11, and eight-year-old \u201cQuinn.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003E\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\/33470\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201709usp_thedeported_elio_h.jpg?itok=b_yqwUDB 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2017\/201709usp_thedeported_elio_h.jpg?itok=6Rh5v0Rc 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\/201709usp_thedeported_elio_h.jpg?itok=6Rh5v0Rc\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u00221133\u0022 alt=\u0022\u201cElio H.\u201d speaks with Human Rights Watch researchers at the Instituto Tamaulipeco in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. \u00a9 2017 Human Rights Watch\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\u003E\u201cElio H.\u201d speaks with Human Rights Watch researchers at the Instituto Tamaulipeco in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.\u00a0\u00a9 2017 Human Rights Watch\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 2017 Human Rights Watch\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tA job offer at a Mexican restaurant in Houston took the family to Texas five years ago, and life was good there, Elio said. Juana was a stay-at-home Mom, and Elio\u2019s 60 hours of work at the restaurant didn\u2019t preclude seeing movies, eating out, playing football in the park with the boys, and attending Mass on Sundays.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\t\u201cWork was good too,\u201d he said. \u201cI had lots of customers, people who knew me well, and they\u2019ve been asking, \u2018when is Elio going to come back?\u2019 I know lots of good people up there.\u201d He paused, looking down at his hands. \u201cI understand it\u2019s the law, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair how they deported me \u2013 after 15 years, just one mistake.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tThe \u201cmistake\u201d in question happened last summer. Elio had drunk four beers in two hours at a friend\u2019s house, he said, on the summer afternoon when police pulled him over in his pickup. He doesn\u2019t believe he was drunk, but he has flat feet, he said, and tends to have bad balance when he walks. He would have taken a breathalyzer or blood test instead of walking the line, he said, but when he tried to explain, the officer recorded it as refusing all tests. After his jail sentence, he was transferred to immigration detention and deported on July 30. \u201cI ended up signing for voluntary repatriation \u2013 they said it wasn\u2019t a deportation \u2013 but when they were taking my fingerprints, I saw on the paper that it said deportation.\u201d\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tElio tried to get back to his family, floating across the Rio Grande on an inner tube in August, but Border Patrol agents caught him within an hour. After 15 days in immigration detention in Laredo, sleeping on a mattress on the floor with no blanket, he said, he was deported again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tUp in Houston, Juana, who has legal resident status, was looking for work when the hurricane hit, Elio said \u2013 she and the boys are frightened and desperate for his return.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026#13;\n\tAt the migrant reception center, Elio bought a bus ticket for Mexico City, where he still has relatives, but when asked what he would do next, he teared up. \u201cI have no idea,\u201d he said.\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}]