US EditionFlorida Immigrant Parents Surrender Custody of Kids Amid Deportation Fears
Nearly 500 children are under legal guardianship by activist Nora Sandigo to secure care amid rising deportations and ICE arrests in Florida, officials said.
- This year, undocumented immigrant parents in Florida have been granting legal guardianship of their children to allies like Nora Sandigo, Miami-based activist and guardian, the night before Thanksgiving this year.
- Facing increased ICE arrests in Florida, many parents grant guardianship after September detentions; official data this month shows more than 605,000 deportations since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
- Sandigo, who began this work 15 years ago, is legal guardian of almost 350 US-born minors, 137 children born outside the US, and cared for more than 2,000 kids.
- Emotional impacts include sadness and fear among US-born children of migrants, with a son waiting for his detained father exemplifying the psychological trauma Jessica's generation faces.
- Local demand has placed Nora Sandigo, described as 60 years old, in the role of receiving daily calls from parents asking for legal guardianship, which has `grown spectacularly` in recent months as hundreds of families in Miami entrust her with their children.
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