Diane Currie Sam
Background Research
The story of Olivia O is set about 6 years ago (2017). I am not an investigative journalist, but I have been (somewhat obsessively) following the excellent reporting of others. I have tremendous respect for journalists and activists who have put their neck on the line and worked tirelessly to get this story out.

Some Reseach Links:
Separated
Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid
William D. Lopez
My Boy Will Die of Sorrow
A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines
Efrén C. Oliviares
UN Refugee Agency
Central American Refugee Crisis
ABC News
“Trump admin ran 'pilot program' for separating migrant families in 2017”
United States Senate
Report on child trafficking of unaccompanied minors/migrants
NY Times
“Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S.”
No More Deaths/ La Coalición de Derechos Humanos
Disappeared: How US Border Enforcement Agencies are Fueling a Missing Person’s Crisis.
Separated: Inside an American Tragedy
This book is the story of award-winning NBC News correspondent and his attempts to find out the full truth behind the Trump administration’s systematic separation of families at the US-Mexico border.
More LInks:
https://apnews.com/46da2dbe04f54adbb875cfbc06bbc615
https://abcnews.go.com/US/migrant-father-claims-tricked-deported-child-refutes-homeland/
https://www.gq.com/story/us-border-concentration-camps/amp?__twitter_impression=true
https://twitter.com/pmingram/status/1146106185096974337?s=19
https://amp.elpasotimes.com/amp/1663750001?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5203545?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1032461#click=https://t.co/bRNCT03w0y
https://aldianews.com/articles/leaders/guatemalan-who-making-american-dream-come-true/51901
https://theconversation.com/is-the-united-states-on-the-brink-of-a-revolution-123244
https://twitter.com/BridgetCambria8/status/1190085065126100992?s=19
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1000746?__twitter_impression=true
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1231420464901259266.html
https://flores-exhibits.org/#45
https://twitter.com/KasieDC/status/1282476724798795776?s=19
https://twitter.com/ricardo_de_anda/status/1289405699680763905?s=19