It’s hard. But the law must be enforced. Change the law if it’s too draconian.
I can’t help but wonder why is the US dumping cases but going after this family? Because they’re from Chicago and not Texas?
‘Cry me a river, the size of the Rio Grande!’
Sucks to be breakin’ ta law, don’t it!
That's precisely the response these "heartstring" stories want to elicit. It seems that the problem isn't that the law isn't being enforced but rather that it is being enforced selectively. There are plenty of accounts of people like this family who got caught up in the immigration net while trying to do the right thing while Pedro and his nine DUIs and MS-13 affiliations can't seem to get deported. I have no doubt that this is deliberate.
I do fault the father for not brushing up on immigration law prior to getting married. He would've learned that the best thing to do would've been to quietly return to Mexico, get married there, return alone to the U.S. and apply for a spousal visa. Simple, a little time consuming, a little expensive but his family be in the situation they're in now.