Thread by @ImmDef

They have reason to smile: our mother & son clients are some of the lucky few to be paroled into U.S. from MX under MPP during the pandemic. After 8 torturous months, Managing Atty @CargioliM & Staff Atty Paulina Reyes made the impossible possible and welcomed them home! (THREAD)

Thanks to our partner SD Rapid Response Network #SDRRN who helped w/transportation & shelter. This is a story of a mother's perseverance in an impossible time. After fleeing political persecution in Venezuela, mom & son landed at the U.S./MX border & were placed in MPP (2/4)

The stress of her life in limbo & the reality of the danger asylum seekers face in MPP took a toll on the mother's health. After facing constant harassment, a kidnapping attempt, two denied NRIs, and a previously denied humanitarian parole req, the mother's health suffered. (3/4)

Thanks to partners @refugeehealtha for the medical evidence that helped grant her freedom. Don't forget as you see these smiles, remember there are 19K others just as deserving of asylum who remain trapped under cruel immigration policies of the Trump admin. #LaLuchaSigue 4/4