Mother meets her 3 children after separation at the border

New York .- He promised that he would fight for them and he did it. A young Guatemalan mother met on Tuesday with her three children in New York after being separated by US authorities One month on the border with Mexico [19659004YeniGonzález29expressedherenthusiasmtothemediaaftermeetingthechildrenandexplainedwhatshehadtoldtheminMaywhentheywereseparated

"I told him:" I promise you that I will fight for you and I will go looking for you "today, I said" I t & # 39; I promised that I would go for you and that I'm ", said González to the media with tears in his eyes. 19659004] The Hispanic woman spoke in front of the Cayuga Center in Manhattan, an agency who takes care of Deyuin, six, Jamelin, nine years old and Lester, aged 11, during the day and who connected the three children with adoptive parents in a temporary

A group of volunteers led Gonzalez from the state of Arizona to New York.The Guatemalan girl was released from the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona on Thursday, after a group of parents, mothers and daughters. New York artists raised $ 7,500 for bail through an online fundraising campaign

More than 2,000 children were separated from their homes thousand at the border in recent weeks and are scattered in several states due to the "zero tolerance" policy of the US administration, which criminally prosecutes all adults who arrive illegally at the border. However, because of the international condemnation of this policy, President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week to end this separation.

Gonzalez arrived in New York on Monday and was greeted by volunteers who overwhelmed him and they gave flowers.

On Tuesday, after seeing his children in a private meeting, Gonzalez spoke in the street, in front of the center, where dozens of television cameras were waiting for him. He said that he found his children in good condition. His lawyer, José Xavier Orochena, said the three children cried during the emotional encounter and kissed their mother. The family was separated on May 19.

An aunt from Gonzalez who lives in North Carolina has asked to be the temporary guardian of the three children, but this application process, which includes fingerprints, could take two months, Orochena said. who resides in the home of a guardian of an immigrant child must now submit his fingerprints, which slows down the process, he explained. González will also ask to be the legal guardian of her children, even if she is not allowed to live in the country and does not have a job or home.

Orochena and MP Adriano Espaillat, who accompanied González during the visit, said: that it is necessary to speed up the reunification process between parents and immigrant children

"We want to make sure that other stories like this come true," Espaillat said.
Gonzalez will be able to see his children but will not be able to live with them until the government approves.

The Guatemalan woman, seeking asylum, had a message for the women she was meeting at the border detention center.

I want you to know that there are many people willing to help them. This is not easy. I wish you the best

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has championed the "zero tolerance" policy at the border ensuring that it is good for public safety