Mother Separated From Newborn After Giving Birth in Custody, Despite Charges Being Dropped
Esther Lopez-Sanchez says her newborn was taken into state custody in Tennessee two and a half days after birth, even after criminal charges against her were dropped and she was transferred to an ICE detention center in Louisiana. Now separated from her baby for over a month, she says she is willing to self-deport to Mexico if it means being reunited with her child