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Buena Ventura Martin-Godinez, left, hugs her daughter Janne after being reunited at Miami International Airport, Sunday, July 1, 2018, in Miami. Martin crossed the border into the United States from Mexico in May with her son, fleeing violence in Guatemala. Her husband crossed two weeks later with their 7-year-old daughter Janne. All were caught by the Border Patrol, and were separated. Her daughter was released Sunday from a child welfare agency in Michigan. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Tearful reunion for mom, daughter separated at border

By JOSH REPLOGLE and KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

Buena Ventura Martin-Godinez, from Guatemala, holds her son, Pedro, as she waits for her brother to cross the street in Homestead, Fla., on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. She came to the U.S. to help her family and ended up having it torn apart instead. Martin carried her infant son from Mexico into the U.S. in May, fleeing what she said were threats from violent local gangsters demanding money in their hometown in northwestern Guatemala. Her husband followed two weeks later with their 7-year-old daughter. All were caught by the Border Patrol. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Worried Guatemalan mom waits in US for a daughter taken away

By BEN FOX and GISELA SALOMON - Associated Press