Yolanda Varona's husband is Army veteran Hector Barajas, who gained U.S. citizenship
As an advocate for deportees and family reunifications, Yolanda Varona was able to witness some of the stories of deported veterans and mothers who after years of strife managed to return to the United States with their families. This Friday was her turn.
Under the initiative, the U.S. considers parole requests case by case from certain noncitizen military service members and their qualifying family members, including those who seek to enter to the country.Varona is married to U.S. Army veteran Hector Barajas, who started a support house for deported veterans after his own deportation. The couple met in Tijuana. Their activism brought them together, as Varona also ran a support group but for deported mothers.
He was honorably discharged in 2001, but fell into trouble with the law. He was imprisoned for two years then deported in 2004.On that occasion Varona accompanied him as far as she could to the border. Friday, Barajas did the same with his now wife. But this time, the couple crossed together.“I am very excited and happy. It has been a long-time battle,” said Barajas, who cried when he saw his wife stepping on U.S. soil.
That day her life changed, but she found hope in helping others, she said. With the Dreamers Moms group in Tijuana, she helped other deported mothers find various services, including legal assistance.
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