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Luiselli

This person is the writer of the essay. She lives, works, and volunteers in New York City. This person is married and has a five-year-old daughter and a five-year-old stepson at the time of her family's 2014 road trip to Arizona.

Manu

This person was the first child refugee the writer of the essay ever interviewed in the courtroom. This person's presentation of a police report documenting the severe danger he had been exposed to at the hands of gangs back in Guatemala is said to have "continue[d] to haunt" (42) the writer of the essay for years afterward.

Alina

This person is the aunt of the first boy for whom the author had translated while in court. This person has supported her nephew in many different ways and continued to do so after he reached the United States, advocating for a good education for him, as well as...

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