Summary

Six months after Maria Isabel arrives in Florida, she and Enrique bring Jasmin to the United States through a smuggler they trust. She, too, crosses the river on an inner tube, but border patrol agents catch her when she reaches the United States. They release her to her parents and set a court date.

Jasmin is wary of Enrique at first, but he does his best to win her over. He and Maria Isabel teach Jasmin to hide from authorities for fear of deportation. Lourdes sees Jasmin as a way to get back some of what she lost with her own children.

The apartment complex where they live is dangerous. Gangs prey on the immigrants, knowing they won't go to the police because they are afraid of deportation. They rob the immigrants and one night they kill one of Enrique's friends. Someone breaks into...