Lily* is a three-year old girl who was separated from her family at the border. She was detained in an immigrant children’s shelter in South Texas for over five months. Her father, a legal permanent resident living in the U.S., made every effort to reunify with his child while she was detained. But the federal government kept delaying her release without any apparent reason. Meanwhile, Lily suffered while being detained with no end in sight. On February 18, Lily’s attorney at ProBAR filed a habeas petition in federal district court. She was released two days later and reunified with her loving father on February 21. There is still hope for children like Lily. With the help of ProBAR, children like Lily can secure legal representation to challenge their prolonged detention. To learn more about how you can help children like Lily, visit abaprobar.org today.

*Lily is a pseudonym being used to protect this child’s identity.

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