Maribel Lopez has been separated from her children since early September, when federal agents raided the nutrition-bar factory where she worked in Central New York. Lopez was detained and deported to Guatemala, leaving behind her 2-year-old son, Jorge.

Lopez was supposed to be protected from deportation because she had a pending asylum case on appeal, after fleeing years of abuse in her home country, but with immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, she was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.

As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.

At the link in our bio, read more about Lopez and how her case highlights a growing pattern of hasty deportations. Photos by @heislerphoto