Honduran woman's asylum case illustrates the maze that is the US immigration system
LOS FRESNOS, Texas - Nora Gonzalez Hernandez wasn't just separated from her 9-year-old son after she surrendered to immigration officials at a Texas border bridge and requested asylum nearly three weeks ago.
She also was separated from an extended family, and her story - a complex tale of comings and goings across the border - illustrates how the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy affects not just those being detained, but larger networks of relations.
And as is often the case in border regions, Nora's family includes U.S. citizens, those in the country illegally or others, like her, seeking asylum. Such mixed status adds yet more complexity to the difficult-to-navigate world of immigration.
