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More than 3 years ago, Bryan Chavez hugged his mom goodbye inside an immigration office, scared that he would never see her again.

On Tuesday, the pair were among the first families separated during the Trump administration to be reunited under Biden.

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When mother and son were separated, Chavez went to an immigration facility. His mother, Sandra Ortiz, who didn’t pass an initial asylum screening, was deported to Mexico.

They were among the earliest family separations during the Trump administration

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The family’s ordeal began in October 2017, when they sought refuge at the San Ysidro port after fleeing cartels in Mexico, who killed Ortiz’s husband and tried to recruit Chavez, according to interviews with family and lawyers representing them.

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When Chavez saw his mother on Tuesday, his hands flew to his face, overcome by emotion.

“I was seeing her with my own eyes, but I couldn’t believe she was there in front of me,” Chavez said.

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The mother and son reunion marks a key moment for the Biden administration, which is touting the homecomings as a way to signal more of a humanitarian approach to immigration — a departure from the “cruel” policies of the past administration.

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But lawyers and advocates who have been working for several years on reunification efforts say the Biden administration is dragging its feet and that these reunions could have happened sooner.

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More than a thousand families remain separated, but the long ordeal for Chavez and his mom is finally over.

Read more from @bgirledukate, @theCindyCarcamo and @mollymotoole at latimes.com/california/sto…

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