It has got to be  very hard to explain to your child that their mother they know is also a criminal by choice. 

This is a rough lesson to learn for a little girl.
 
It is, of course, no different than any criminal parent but always just as sad for the child who was put in this position by the criminal parent.

Message for mama: bad unlawful decisions mama-look what you are doing to your children. Your mom did that to you, why would you repeat it? At least help correct it, claim your children and take them home with you.
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[...] her 4-year-old daughter, Dariana, wrote in a message sent to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly.“Yesterday, my dad came home in his truck and I ran to the window to see if he brought my mama, but he couldn’t..."