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When citizenship feels arbitrary and fragile

My cousin was deported last month and I keep thinking about how arbitrary the line is between his life and mine, both born miles apart from an imaginary border.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Immigration enforcement creates trauma and survivor guilt within communities where legal status determines life outcomes despite shared humanity.

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