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The California Report

One Family's Story of Separation: A Cartoon Account

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Mark Fiore
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For more about what happened to Filomena and her dad when they crossed the border seeking asylum in the United States, check out the reporting of KQED's Tyche Hendricks.
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NOTE: KQED originally spelled Filomena's name Filemona, as it appeared on a U.S. court document filed by her father. In fact, her name is spelled Filomena and appears that way on her Guatemalan birth certificate.

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