CNN wrote an article about a 4-year-old girl named Emily Ruiz being reunited with her family after a mix-up when trying to enter the United States. Her family is originally from Guatemala and now live in New York City. Emily was on her way back with her grandfather from recuperating from asthma when a customs officer stopped her and her grandfather and wouldn't let them return because of a violation from 20 years ago. Emily was to either return to Guatemala with her grandfather or be turned over to state custody; she went back to Guatemala. Nearly 3 three weeks later, Emily was able to return to New York City with her family. Her lawyer, David Sperling, said, "Immigration officers treated her like royalty."
This story touches my heart. It's things like this that living worth living. This little girl was refused to return to the United States because of a violation not pertaining to her. I'm sure if Emily's parents understood their options better they would have came and got her from immigration control and not sent her back to Guatemala. It's terrible that she was turned away, but its wonderful that she was finally returned to her family. David Sperling said, "Mission accomplished." I couldn't say it any better.
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