"She arrived in the United States 13 years ago, fleeing China's one-child policy and the control of her husband's family, who wanted her to give up her second daughter. In the years since, she built a brand new life: becoming a U.S. citizen, finding a new partner, giving birth to two more children and preparing her two older daughters for college."
"Five months later, she has exhausted every possible legal avenue to free him and is struggling to keep her life and family together. Her last hope? Marrying him inside an ICE detention center, an unusual and complicated undertaking. National media have detailed the surge of Chinese immigrants crossing the U.S. border on foot after the pandemic, but the fates of the broader group of Chinese undocumented immigrants remain largely unreported and it is unclear how many Chinese nationals are currently detained by ICE."
"At least four Chinese citizens have died in U.S. immigration authority facilities this year, including three inside ICE detention centers. A total of 25 detainee deaths have been reported by ICE this year. Most Chinese who are facing deportation are reluctant to go public because they fear retaliation from both U.S. authorities and, if sent back home, from China. Several Chinese immigrants have told Mission Local about their lives disrupted by ICE."
A Chinese immigrant arrived in the United States 13 years ago and built a new life as a U.S. citizen, partner, and parent of four. Her fiancé was detained during an ICE check-in on July 1, and five months later she has exhausted legal avenues to secure his release. She is attempting to marry him inside an ICE detention center as a last resort to keep the family together. Several Chinese nationals have died in U.S. immigration facilities this year, and many facing deportation avoid public exposure out of fear of retaliation. Names are being withheld to protect legal cases.
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