"The small figures huddled together at Miami International Airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and three suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the seven travelers - ages 3 to 15 - have been torn apart this year by the Trump Administration's deportation campaign. The children left the United States on Thursday for a new life in the mountains of Guatemala. For some, Florida is the only home they've ever known."
"Three of the children are U.S. citizens; the other four grew up in Lake Worth Beach, long home to a large Guatemalan community. They are among 58 children that the Guatemala-Maya Center, a local social service agency, has helped reunite with their parents in Guatemala this year. Staff said that they have organized power-of-attorney documents for 200 other children, whose parents are worried about what will happen if they are detained."
Seven children aged 3 to 15 left the United States from Miami International Airport and traveled to Guatemala this year. The children carried backpacks, stuffed animals and three suitcases; one wore a silver cross necklace. Three of the children hold U.S. citizenship; four grew up in Lake Worth Beach, a long-standing Guatemalan community. Families have been torn apart amid the Trump Administration's deportation campaign. The Guatemala-Maya Center helped reunite 58 children with parents in Guatemala this year and organized power-of-attorney documents for 200 other children whose parents fear detention.
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