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How to Parent From Prison

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By Aala Abdullahi, Tammy Galarza
| The Marshall Project Verified
As families prepare to celebrate Father’s Day with gifts, cookouts and quality time together, many fathers in prison are trying to figure out how to show up for their children from the inside. “Will my letter get mailed out in time?” “How do I get to the phone before the line gets too long?” “Can they afford to come out here to visit me?” Prison life comes with very specific constraints that shape how much a parent can show up in their child’s life.
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ICE los detuvo y luego desaparecieron

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By Aala Abdullahi, Geoff Hing Verified
| Borderless Mag Verified
Oni un movimiento tras otro mantuvo el suelo bajo el caso de Diana Elizabeth Cartagena Hueso en constante cambio. Hueso y su esposo fueron detenidos en Elizabeth, Nueva Jersey, el 27 de enero mientras se dirigían a una cita médica, según un opinión del tribunal federal del 26 de febrero concediéndole la libertad. Hueso, ciudadana salvadoreña de 29 años, había superado una entrevista de miedo creíble en 2016, una evaluación que le permitió continuar buscando protección en Estados Unidos.
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ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished

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By Aala Abdullahi, Geoff Hing Verified
| Borderless Mag Verified
One move after another kept shifting the ground beneath Diana Elizabeth Cartagena Hueso’s case. Hueso and her husband were detained in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Jan. 27 while on their way to a doctor’s appointment, according to a Feb. 26 federal court opinion granting her release.
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