"The father pleads with Ashley, seemingly having lost all authority and become a stranger to his daughter, as she ignores his calls and hits herself."
"Maria Choque, Ashley's mother, resisted doctors' recommendations to terminate her pregnancy, stating, 'If God blessed me with a child, at my age, I was going to go ahead with it.'"
"Ashley was born in 2008 with Down syndrome and autism, and her mother has dedicated 17 years to caring for her, especially as her condition worsened after her father's deportation."
"The emotional toll of the father's deportation is evident as both parents cry, imagining their daughter no longer recognizing the father who once cared for her."
A father, now shrunk to the size of a phone screen, calls his daughter Ashley, who ignores him, highlighting their emotional disconnect after his deportation. The mother, Maria, is devastated as Ashley, who has Down syndrome and autism, no longer recognizes her father. Maria resisted medical advice to terminate her pregnancy despite challenges. She has dedicated her life to caring for Ashley, who suffers from seizures that have worsened since her father's removal from their lives. The family grapples with the impact of separation.
Read at english.elpais.com
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