By Kristina Cooke
July 28 (Reuters) - Aurora's 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.
The two were finally reunited in late March.
"We were overjoyed," said Aurora, 24, who like others in this story spoke on the condition they be identified only by their first names.
Days later, however, mother and daughter were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to a family detention center in Texas, records show.
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July 28 (Reuters) - Aurora's 6-year-old daughter arrived at the U.S. border alone and spent more than half a year in a child migrant shelter while her mother, who was already in the country, worked to get her out.
The two were finally reunited in late March.
"We were overjoyed," said Aurora, 24, who like others in this story spoke on the condition they be identified only by their first names.
Days later, however, mother and daughter were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to a family detention center in Texas, records show.
#cooke #reuters
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