![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/teen-14-writes-gut-wrenching-childrens-book-about-mum-being-deported-back-to-mexico/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1_COUK-Teen-14-writes-gut-wrenching-childrens-book-about-mum-being-deported-back-to-Mexico.jpg&description=Estela Juarez turned her family's struggles into a children's book when she was only 11 years old, after her mother, Alejandra, who was undocumented, was deported to Mexico A teenager wrote a book to express her struggles when her mother got deported. The story of 14-year-old Estela Juarez was chronicled in her children's book "Until Someone Listens," which recounts her family's struggles after her mother, Alejandra, was deported to Mexico. The book, published by Macmillan on September 13, 2022, sheds light on the harsh realities faced by families torn apart by immigration policies. Estela's journey began when her mother Alejandra, seeking asylum from dangerous conditions in Mexico, came to the US in the late 1990s. Despite building a life with her husband, Temo Juarez, an Army veteran and naturalized American citizen, Alejandra's undocumented status led to her deportation in 2018. For all the latest news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the USA, go to The Mirror US Estela vividly recalls the night immigration officers came to their home, marking the beginning of a painful separation. She told Today.com: "I was 4 years old and I was scared. My mom told me, 'I am not as lucky as you. I came to the U.S. without papers.'" Originally from Mexico, Alejandra moved to the US seeking safety and opportunity but faced deportation due to her undocumented status. This separation from her family, especially her daughters Estela and Pamela, was deeply painful. Alejandra showcased remarkable strength, finding work in Mexico while her family remained in the US. The family's story gained attention when, at the age of 11, she wrote a heartfelt letter to then-President Donald Trump, pleading for her mother's return. This activism continued as Estela was asked to read her letter at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Alejandra was temporarily reunited with her family under humanitarian parole, but their future remains uncertain. Recently reunited, albeit temporarily, Estela and){kind=link}
Estela Juarez turned her family’s struggles into a children’s book when she was only 11 years old, after her mother, Alejandra, who was undocumented, was deported to Mexico
A teenager wrote a book to express her struggles when her mother got deported.
The story of 14-year-old Estela Juarez was chronicled in her children’s book “Until Someone Listens,” which recounts her family’s struggles after her mother, Alejandra, was deported to Mexico. The book, published by Macmillan on September 13, 2022, sheds light on the harsh realities faced by families torn apart by immigration policies.
Estela’s journey began when her mother Alejandra, seeking asylum from dangerous conditions in Mexico, came to the US in the late 1990s. Despite building a life with her husband, Temo Juarez, an Army veteran and naturalized American citizen, Alejandra’s undocumented status led to her deportation in 2018.
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