“When I was in the immigration center almost everyone was crying because they wanted their family to be with them” – Angela, El Salvador

“My only escape was to come to the United States where I could be far away from the people who were hurting me and where I thought I would be safe.” – Norma, Central America

“It is truly inconceivable to expect a child to stand before a judge in a foreign country and to articulate in one minute or less why they face persecution or how they have been abused, abandoned, or neglected and how that trauma should garner them relief from deportation.” – Alexandra Hess, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

“I wasn’t safe in my country, that’s why I left. I was trying to save my life. ” – Claudio, Central America