SIJS (DC): BOY WHO HAD TO WORK BECAUSE HIS FATHER ABANDONED HIM WANTS TO STAY WITH HIS MOTHER IN DC (Lucas)
Lucas* is 15 years old and from Guatemala. While Lucas was young, he lived with both his parents until his father cheated on his mother and then decided to leave them when Lucas was about 7 years old.
SALVADORAN MAN WHO WAS EXTORTED AND BEATEN AFTER REFUSING TO JOIN GANG FEARS BEING DEPORTED (Ramon)
Salvadoran man and his family were extorted by a gang and threatened with death, and he was beaten by the gang for refusing to join. He fears the gang will kill him if he is deported and is eligible for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
SIJS (MD): BOY WHO HAS NEVER KNOWN HIS FATHER WANTS TO STAY WITH HIS MOTHER IN MARYLAND (Jairo)
Jairo* is 12 years old and from El Salvador. He has never known who his biological father is and has never heard from him or received financial support.
FEAR-BASED DEFENSES TO DEPORTATION, TRIAL: MAN FEARS HE WILL BE KILLED BY THE FAMILY THAT MURDERED HIS BROTHERS IF HE IS DEPORTED (Gibson)
Honduran man fears he will be killed by a powerful, criminal family that has already murdered or "disappeared" three of his brothers.