"In the lead up to her son's birth, Jacqueline made plans to call 911 for an ambulance to pick her up from her North Florida home and transport her to a hospital about an hour away. The second-time mom and Guatemalan immigrant, who has lived in the country for a decade, would have relied on her husband to drive her to the hospital. But a few months ago he was deported, leaving Jacqueline and her daughter without the family's primary source of income,"
"This summer, as she entered the later stages of this pregnancy amid the Trump administration's turbocharged immigration enforcement, Jacqueline found herself so fearful of being detained that she avoided leaving her home. Her husband's car sits in the driveway, but there are no signs of him in the small room Jacqueline shares with her daughter. His belongings - tools, clothes, even personal photos - are with him in Guatemala. The only family pictures Jacqueline has are on her phone."
Jacqueline, a Guatemalan immigrant and second-time mother, planned to call 911 to be transported about an hour to a hospital for her son's birth. Her husband, the family's primary provider and driver, was pulled over, detained, and deported to Guatemala after prosecutors and ICE removed him following a three-month detention. The deportation removed the family's main income, transportation, and support, leaving Jacqueline and their U.S.-born eight-year-old daughter in financial and practical precarity. She avoided leaving home later in pregnancy for fear of detention amid heightened immigration enforcement. Her husband's tools, clothes, and photos remain in Guatemala; only family pictures are on her phone.
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