On Christmas Day 2024, Angela Della Valle was at the Saint Thomas airport with her husband Carlos and their son Alessandro, waiting for their flight back to Pennsylvania after a few days of vacation. At one point, she turned around and Carlos was gone. A Customs and Border Protection agent had detained him for being undocumented. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) had prevented Carlos from legalizing his immigration status, despite his more than 20 years of marriage to Angela, who was born in the United States.

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