In August, the Trump administration informed Maria Perez and Josue Hernandez that they had 33 days to get out of the country — with or without their cancer-stricken, 8-year-old daughter, Jonayra. Two weeks later, the ground shifted again:...
At age 5, Kevin Marín doesn’t speak. He needs help to eat, hearing aids, and support from orthotic devices to help with walking. Besides being severely autistic, Kevin suffers from a rare disorder called agenesis of corpus callosum,...
From morning to night, 8-year-old Jannet needs her mother, Zenaida Bautista, to give her care and attention. Bautista constantly works with her — taking her on walks, massaging her legs and prompting her to do exercises with her...
Originally published by WBUR.org It’s been a year since federal immigration authorities re-started what’s known as medical deferred action after quietly trying to eliminate it without any public notice. Medical deferrals allow severely ill people who don’t have...
Originally published on The American Constitution Society We come to this issue as mothers and immigration attorneys with more than thirty-five years of experience in the field and intimate knowledge of a policy known as deferred action. Deferred...
