Alex Gonzalez, 19
Escaped Guatemala in 2009
“I KEPT TELLING MYSELF THAT WE WERE GOING TO A BETTER PLACE.”
TRINITY DELGADO, 18
Escaped from El Salvador in 1998
“There was one point when she [my aunt] I were crossing a field that we almost got caught. She couldn’t keep up so I tried to stay behind with her and there were helicopters above us.”
Jessica Hernandez, 6
Escaped from Cuernavaca, Mexico in 1984
“My parents just wanted what was best for us and it wasn’t possible in Mexico.”
Carlos Davila Torres, 9
Escaped from Mexico in 1996
“I couldn’t tell if they were making fun of me or really asking me a question. It was really intimidating.”
Ismael Argueta, 17
Escaped from El Salvador in 1979
“I was looking for a better life, I was escaping the war and I was looking for job opportunities so I could support my family.”
José Mendoza, 15
Escaped from El Salvador in 2005
“The gangs killed five of my friends, so I decided that I had to leave if I wanted to live. That’s when I decided to come to the United States.”
Escaped Guatemala in 2009
“I KEPT TELLING MYSELF THAT WE WERE GOING TO A BETTER PLACE.”
TRINITY DELGADO, 18
Escaped from El Salvador in 1998
“There was one point when she [my aunt] I were crossing a field that we almost got caught. She couldn’t keep up so I tried to stay behind with her and there were helicopters above us.”
Jessica Hernandez, 6
Escaped from Cuernavaca, Mexico in 1984
“My parents just wanted what was best for us and it wasn’t possible in Mexico.”
Carlos Davila Torres, 9
Escaped from Mexico in 1996
“I couldn’t tell if they were making fun of me or really asking me a question. It was really intimidating.”
Ismael Argueta, 17
Escaped from El Salvador in 1979
“I was looking for a better life, I was escaping the war and I was looking for job opportunities so I could support my family.”
José Mendoza, 15
Escaped from El Salvador in 2005
“The gangs killed five of my friends, so I decided that I had to leave if I wanted to live. That’s when I decided to come to the United States.”