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"Every day, I pray for you,"

Lesbia watched as her son and husband left for the US Border – only for them to be separated. Now, at home in Guatemala, the only contact she has with her son is through a weekly phone call.

"Every day, I pray for you"

"Every day, I pray for you": 7-year-old Osmin has been seperated from his family for 51 days - and his only contact home is a weekly phone call to his mother.


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