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Read the story of a woman who sought asylum to escape death threats from drug traffickers in Brazil. It's been one year and Valquiria is still separated from her 8-year-old son trib.al/AaDhHNV
"We came to the U.S.A. to request protection from persecution in our home country," writes Valquiria. "We followed U.S. law, and asked for asylum at an official border crossing in El Paso, Texas" trib.al/mG1Px5p
"We were together for one night, and the following day they took him away," she explains trib.al/mG1Px5p
"I died at that moment," she writes. "They ripped my heart out of me and my world ended. Not knowing where my son was the worst feeling a mother could have" trib.al/mG1Px5p
Her son is safe with her husband in Boston, but she remains detained despite not having committed a crime trib.al/mG1Px5p
"It costs a dollar per minute to use the phone – the same amount I earn each day by cleaning this jail" writes Valquiria trib.al/mG1Px5p
"If the U.S. government is serious about ending these policies, then let me be with my son while we seek asylum. We pose no danger" trib.al/mG1Px5p
