Al Jazeera English - Witness: Family Torn Apart
Family Torn Apart tells the story of a Mexican-American family who have been separated by a court judgment in pursuit of US immigration policy.
The Munoz parents came to the USA many years ago on a temporary residence permit to get hospital treatment for their first child who was suffering from a terminal illness. After his death they stayed, fearing similar problems with the two children who then came along.
But now the authorities have caught up with the Munoz family and the parents have been sent back to Tijuana, just across the border. 18 year old Lesley and her younger brother and sister were born in America, and so are US citizens. They cannot be deported.
Filmmaker John Goheen brings us Lesley's story in her own heartfelt words. It takes us right into the lives of this close family who are struggling to stay together across two countries.
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Rageh Omaar presents Witness, a half-hour daily documentary series which features short, specially commissioned or acquired films gathered from independent filmmakers.
Each documentary reveals the unknown lives of ordinary people, following their lives, telling their stories and portraying the challenges that confront them. Our witnesses are people in a situation or those who have observed them first hand.
The films cover conflict, belief, the past and the future and as well as bringing new stories to light they showcase the talents of a new breed of multi-skilled, frontline journalist. In the studio, Rageh will further explore the issues raised in the films, with expert guests on the subject matter and the filmmakers themselves.
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