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Uriel Gonzalez - Photo
Lopez - Venegas Settlement.
Here are some behind the scenes pictures of the first members of a class-action lawsuit eligible to return to the U.S. under the provisions of a settlement reached between the ACLU and the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year.
For more information about the Lopez - Venegas Settlement visit: http://www.misalidavoluntaria.org/
Martin
Martin O. is 31 & lived in US for 7 years before unlawful "voluntary" return in 2010. 5 years in exile. Now he's home.
Aroon
Aroon D., 36, lived in the US for 11 years before Border Patrol forced him to self-deport. He spent 4 years in exile; now he's home.
Jose
Border Patrol coerced Jose C., 36, to accept "voluntary" return in 2012. 3 years in exile. Now he's home.
Estefany
Border Patrol coerced Estefany C., now 17, to accept a "voluntary" return in 2012. 3 years in exile. Now she's home.
Roberto
Roberto M. is 51 & had lived in the US since 1989 before a coerced "voluntary" return in 2012. 3 year exile. Now he's home.
On their way
The longest 100yrds
Roberto's last deep breath in Mexico
Knock, Knock...con permiso!
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