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A father. A son. One impossible choice.
Reported by Alecia Venkataraman, Aric Zaky, Samuel Means
- Published: Aug 18, 2025, 12:18 PM EDT
- Updated: Dec 8, 2025, 2:53 PM EST
- Duration: 30 sec
- Views: 534
Stay or leave? A cinematic look at the painful reality families face when policies divide parents and children.
Credits
- Alecia VenkataramanCreative Director / Producer & Writer/staff/aleciavenk
- Aric ZakyWriter / Reporter/staff/aric-zaky
- Samuel MeansVideo Editor/staff/samuel-means
- Henry ChandlerStudio Character / Actor/staff/henry-chandler
- Rachel CapuanoPublisher / Studio Character /staff/rachel-capuano
Transcript
They said I could go or leave you behind.
I told them, "My child's not growing up without a father."
We don't conduct raids at schools.
Let's be clear on that.
We offer families a path to stay together.
It's often the parent who chooses to take their child with them.
You think this is a choice?
This is survival.
We don't make emotional decisions.
We enforce the law.
He was born here, speaks the language, but it won't be his home any longer.