2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
A Colorado couple struggles to protect their adoptive daughter from being deported after their case was denied without explanation.
Amy and Marco Becerra, who are US citizens, Marco by naturalization and Amy by birth, adopted their daughter Angela, 4, from an orphanage in Peru while living in the country in 2014.
Little Angela's biological mother gave her daughter up for adoption after revealing that she was a victim of sex trafficking and admitting that she could not take care of the girl, Amy Becerra revealed to Fox News.
"[Her mother] was treated like a dog. She was chained to the table and sexually treated. That's the reality. No running water. No electricity. Very little food, she added.
A woman from the orphanage suggested that the Becerras adopt Angela, Amy said. ó¯v} þã ~ ZßmåÝãtÑÝ »so7o † úñçü
"He literally placed this little 5-pound baby in our hands and said do you think you can take care of her?" Becerra said.
After a chance encounter with the girl, Marco and Amy decided to return to live in the United States to offer her a better future.
"We went with a dream of staying, but with Angela who appeared, everything changed because we knew that here we were going to be able to give her better options, better opportunities," Marco told Univision. ënµíî} õ¦Ýéεåx ÷ MxÓŽëŸvÑí <ÓVÛ
Marco, who is originally from Peru and his wife Amy stayed in the South American country for a year while the adoption proceedings were finalized. Then they applied for a tourist visa for the girl, while applying for her permanent residence. However, the case was denied without explanation.
Angela's tourist visa expires in just a few weeks and although the Becerra family can still appeal her case, the girl is likely to become undocumented and be at risk of deportation before beginning the appeal process. } ýô㎠»wg] ÕýÑíq®Ý ÷ Ž] óm × müën¹
Colorado representative Mike Coffman has said he will assist the couple in their fight to obtain Angela's legal status.
In a statement sent to Newsweek, Coffman said he had personally met with Amy and is now focused on "getting answers."
He said he planned to meet with the leadership of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) office in Denver to see what options are available to families like the Becerras.
People En Español contacted the Becerra family for comment.
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