we’ve had a couple of stories which will just break your heart but one of them I
just break your heart but one of them I
just break your heart but one of them I think was the most poignant it was
think was the most poignant it was
think was the most poignant it was actually a young woman maybe 23 years
actually a young woman maybe 23 years
actually a young woman maybe 23 years old they found her tucked under and half
old they found her tucked under and half
old they found her tucked under and half way up into the – she was in fetal
way up into the – she was in fetal
way up into the – she was in fetal position her legs were wrapped around
position her legs were wrapped around
position her legs were wrapped around the front seat her head and shoulders
the front seat her head and shoulders
the front seat her head and shoulders right underneath the dashboard of the
right underneath the dashboard of the
right underneath the dashboard of the vehicle there was a big dude sitting
vehicle there was a big dude sitting
vehicle there was a big dude sitting over top of her she was in a black
over top of her she was in a black
over top of her she was in a black leotard to hide her there the officer at
leotard to hide her there the officer at
leotard to hide her there the officer at the port smelled a rat every officer has
the port smelled a rat every officer has
the port smelled a rat every officer has a bell you know when something’s not
a bell you know when something’s not
a bell you know when something’s not right
right
right that Bell’s gonna ring and say
that Bell’s gonna ring and say
that Bell’s gonna ring and say something’s wrong with this couple or
something’s wrong with this couple or
something’s wrong with this couple or whatever they were avoiding eye contact
whatever they were avoiding eye contact
whatever they were avoiding eye contact the driver was shaking her hands were
the driver was shaking her hands were
the driver was shaking her hands were shaking I requested the passenger to
shaking I requested the passenger to
shaking I requested the passenger to step out of the vehicle as soon as I
step out of the vehicle as soon as I
step out of the vehicle as soon as I turned my side to the vehicle that’s
turned my side to the vehicle that’s
turned my side to the vehicle that’s when I noticed there was a body there he
when I noticed there was a body there he
when I noticed there was a body there he was this young woman literally tuck half
was this young woman literally tuck half
was this young woman literally tuck half way up into the dashboard well it turns
way up into the dashboard well it turns
way up into the dashboard well it turns out she came across when she was only
out she came across when she was only
out she came across when she was only eight years old she lived in America for
eight years old she lived in America for
eight years old she lived in America for 15 years early 20s she was married to a
15 years early 20s she was married to a
15 years early 20s she was married to a u.s. citizen she had a little boy well
u.s. citizen she had a little boy well
u.s. citizen she had a little boy well it looks like she’d been living in the
it looks like she’d been living in the
it looks like she’d been living in the United States or her life she was
United States or her life she was
United States or her life she was crossing illegally and then from there
crossing illegally and then from there
crossing illegally and then from there on it’s pretty much adapted to to the
on it’s pretty much adapted to to the
on it’s pretty much adapted to to the life in the United States and on the
life in the United States and on the
life in the United States and on the advice bad advice I suppose of a
advice bad advice I suppose of a
advice bad advice I suppose of a immigration lawyer he said look you’re
immigration lawyer he said look you’re
immigration lawyer he said look you’re married to a an American go back into
married to a an American go back into
married to a an American go back into Tijuana get your visa you’ll be back in
Tijuana get your visa you’ll be back in
Tijuana get your visa you’ll be back in a few days well she went to get her visa
a few days well she went to get her visa
a few days well she went to get her visa they said you can’t apply for this for
they said you can’t apply for this for
they said you can’t apply for this for three years my lawyer told me they’re
three years my lawyer told me they’re
three years my lawyer told me they’re only gonna keep you five days they’re
only gonna keep you five days they’re
only gonna keep you five days they’re not gonna give me a big punishment
not gonna give me a big punishment
not gonna give me a big punishment because I was here since I was 8 she
because I was here since I was 8 she
because I was here since I was 8 she thought she can just go in there get
thought she can just go in there get
thought she can just go in there get that visa and then just just come right
that visa and then just just come right
that visa and then just just come right back and that’s that’s not what happened
back and that’s that’s not what happened
back and that’s that’s not what happened so she’s stuck in Tijuana at times she
so she’s stuck in Tijuana at times she
so she’s stuck in Tijuana at times she doesn’t know it all she’s terrified and
doesn’t know it all she’s terrified and
doesn’t know it all she’s terrified and now she has to work with the worst of
now she has to work with the worst of
now she has to work with the worst of the worst human smugglers to get back in
the worst human smugglers to get back in
the worst human smugglers to get back in and we found out was her second attempt
and we found out was her second attempt
and we found out was her second attempt to get back in
to get back in
to get back in and she was in tears she was just wanted
and she was in tears she was just wanted
and she was in tears she was just wanted to get home she wanted to see her son
to get home she wanted to see her son
to get home she wanted to see her son and her husband and I don’t know what’s
and her husband and I don’t know what’s
and her husband and I don’t know what’s happened I don’t know if she ever got
happened I don’t know if she ever got
happened I don’t know if she ever got back in because every time you make an
back in because every time you make an
back in because every time you make an attempt and you fail immigration will
attempt and you fail immigration will
attempt and you fail immigration will put three or five more years before you
put three or five more years before you
put three or five more years before you can even apply again because she had
can even apply again because she had
can even apply again because she had attempted entry without any documents
attempted entry without any documents
attempted entry without any documents she was denied that visa
when you stay without paper to give your
when you stay without paper to give your punishment and my punishment was three
punishment and my punishment was three
punishment and my punishment was three years but she’s a woman who doesn’t know
years but she’s a woman who doesn’t know
years but she’s a woman who doesn’t know Tijuana trap now in Mexico I don’t know
Tijuana trap now in Mexico I don’t know
Tijuana trap now in Mexico I don’t know what’s going to have an order but this
what’s going to have an order but this
what’s going to have an order but this just shows you how tough it is it’s not
just shows you how tough it is it’s not
just shows you how tough it is it’s not a black-and-white situation everything
a black-and-white situation everything
a black-and-white situation everything there shades of grey
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