"Ecuadorian native Jessica Supliguicha sat inside her Queens apartment, cradling her month-old baby. She wept as she thought of her husband, Jorge, who had never met the girl she held in her arms; he had been deported to Ecuador three days before their baby was born. I don't know where I get the strength to survive, Supliguicha said with tears welling in her eyes."
"The tot's father was taken into custody by ICE agents inside 26 Federal Plaza on Sept. 6; meanwhile, his eight-month pregnant wife was outside of the building waiting to reunite with him. Although other families emerged, Jorge never came out. A lawyer called Supliguicha frantically, stating that Jorge had been detained. It was a moment that not only left her traumatized, with only a month post-partum, she would now be unable to provide for her family."
"amNewYork followed Supliguicha as she went about her daily life preparing food for the newborn and folding laundry while Dylan watched YouTube videos and took his Halloween costume for a test spin. It's Huggy Wuggy! the boy exclaimed, disappearing into a blue fury costume. Dylan also explained that he was preparing for the Big Halloween dance at school, something he was brimming with excitement over."
Jessica Supliguicha, an Ecuadorian native living in Queens, cradles her month-old baby after her husband Jorge was deported to Ecuador three days before the child's birth. Jorge was taken into custody by ICE inside 26 Federal Plaza on Sept. 6 while Jessica waited outside eight months pregnant. A lawyer later called to confirm Jorge's detention, leaving Jessica traumatized and facing an immediate inability to provide for the family. Their nine-year-old son Dylan comforts his mother, watches videos, and prepares a Huggy Wuggy costume for a school Halloween dance while Jessica manages newborn care and household chores.
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