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Family or four, two girls, man and woman sit together on boardwalk at sunset

‘I lost trust in the system,’ says US citizen now unable to reunite with his Yemeni family

Abdo Elfgeeh held on to hope that they would reunite though war split them apart. The Supreme Court’s decision Tuesday changed his mind.

‘I lost trust in the system,’ says US citizen now unable to reunite with his Yemeni family
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For a child migrant, days feel like a lifetime when you’re imprisoned and alone

For a child migrant, days feel like a lifetime when you’re imprisoned and alone
School project of child's hand prints with poem, "When I'm grown and far away, these little hands with you will stay"

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together
Solid-looking building with US flag in front, fences, and many people waiting outside

With papers, my brother-in-law could be worth more than a dollar a day to the world

With papers, my brother-in-law could be worth more than a dollar a day to the world
A group of people heading to a demonstration are going up a stairway in downtown Chicago.

Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'

Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'
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2,800 miles and 26 years later, a new dad looks for his own father in Guatemala

David Lindes searched for his father for four years. He finally found him on Facebook.

2,800 miles and 26 years later, a new dad looks for his own father in Guatemala
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He’s been deported twice. This third time, his family is leaving the US with him.

Here’s what one family will do to stay together. We’re following their story.

He’s been deported twice. This third time, his family is leaving the US with him.
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I'm the great-great-great-great-grandchild of immigrants — but not everyone in my family wants to hear that history

Rebecca Morrison’s ancestors came from Europe hundreds of years ago — others were Native Americans. Here’s why she has a hard time talking to her family about this reality.

I'm the great-great-great-great-grandchild of immigrants — but not everyone in my family wants to hear that history
Woman hugs young man, with family standing behind

More Mexicans are crossing the border — to leave the US. Here’s one family’s story.

More than a year ago, a husband and wife from Mexico voluntarily returned to their country of origin and left their Americanized sons in the United States. Now that Trump has been elected, will more immigrant parents make the same choice?

More Mexicans are crossing the border — to leave the US. Here’s one family’s story.
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This is how an entire family that grows up together in the United States can end up with one person undocumented

This is how the US Immigration system works. There is no gray area.

This is how an entire family that grows up together in the United States can end up with one person undocumented
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The 'traditional' definition of marriage really isn't all that traditional

Before the current era, marriage was about political alliance, peace treaties or gaining money. It was more about the parents than the couple.

The 'traditional' definition of marriage really isn't all that traditional
Syrian food laid out on a table.

Syrian food is this reporter's connection to her family's homeland

“You may not be from Syria, darling, but you are of it."

Syrian food is this reporter's connection to her family's homeland
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How one student used documents and DNA to find her enslaved ancestors

Like many African Americans, LaKisha David wanted to trace the roots of her family, who for years were documented only as property. Here’s how she did it.

How one student used documents and DNA to find her enslaved ancestors
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In photos: The seed-saving farmers in India who pass down land to their daughters

In northeastern India's mountainous state of Meghalaya, youngest daughters inherit the land — and the ancient food heritage of their mothers.

In photos: The seed-saving farmers in India who pass down land to their daughters
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Project Fatherhood is uniting the men of LA's toughest communities

In the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Project Fatherhood helps end the cycle of absent fathers and gives men a place to discuss what it means to be dads, partners and sons in one of the city's roughest areas.

Project Fatherhood is uniting the men of LA's toughest communities