Although the circumstances of each family forced to leave the U.S. are different, every U.S.-born child will ask their parent the same question: "Why are we leaving, if this is our home?".

 

The sociopolitical web of policies and legal barriers is far too complex for a child to grasp.  But the reasoning behind their parents’ choice is one that transcends language, law, and nation: families should stay together.

 

For these families, the system did not bend toward the American dream that is the birthright of their U.S.-born children. Instead, it broke them, forcing hard choices between legal rights and family unity. Though citizens by birth, these children have no other choice but to surrender their security and leave behind everything they know to remain with their loved ones.

 

DAAF is committed to helping these children return to the U.S.  equipped with the skills, knowledge, confidence, and courage to repatriate back to their communities and continue on the path to achieving their dreams.