Was Nory Really That Scary?

“Nory imagined the possibilities of her final year as well as the milestone events around the corner — senior sunrise and sunset gatherings, prom, graduation. But a couple hours after texting with Michelle that morning, Nory sent back a cryptic message. She would not be at practice after all. She had an emergency appointment. After that, Nory stopped communicating altogether.” NYT (Gift Article): Nory Doesn’t Go to School Here Anymore. “ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.” We were told that ICE was going to target hardened criminals and bad hombres. So why is a teenager doing all the right things, who once watched Guatemalan gang members kick and beat her mother, being sent back to the scene of the crime?

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