070918 ICE Detainee Family (MA)

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock talks on speaker phone with her fiancé, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, as their son, Jorge McNiece, 5, listens while playing on a tablet in the background on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Pilego-Palma was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Tears roll down the cheeks of Malin McNiece as she talks about her fiancé, Jorge Pilego-Palma, on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Pilego-Palma was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock talks on speaker phone with her fiancé, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, as their son, Leo Pilego-McNiece, 1, plays with a phone in the background on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Pilego-Palma was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock sits with her children Jorge McNiece (right), 5, Leo Pilego-McNiece (bottom), 1, and Jamarie Pilego-McNiece (left), 1, on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Malin's finance, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock holds the phone so her son, Jorge McNiece, 5, can talk to his dad, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Pilego-Palma was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock sits with her children Jorge McNiece (right), 5, Leo Pilego-McNiece (left), 1, and Jamarie Pilego-McNiece (middle), 1, on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Malin's finance, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, was taken into custody by ICE on June 10.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock holds the phone so her children (from left:) Leo Pilego-McNiece, 1, Jorge McNiece, 5, and Jamarie Pilego-McNiece, 1, can talk on speak phone with their dad, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Pilego-Palma was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock holds her phone so that her children Jorge McNiece (left), 5, and Jamarie Pilego-McNiece (right), 1, can hear their father on speaker phone on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Malin's finance, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and their children with many problems.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock sits with her children Jorge McNiece (right), 5, Leo Pilego-McNiece (left), 1, and Jamarie Pilego-McNiece (middle), 1, on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Malin's finance, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, was taken into custody by ICE on June 10.

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Malin McNiece of Woodstock holds daughter Jamarie Pilego-McNiece, 1, ass he shows a photo of her fiancé, Jorge Pilego-Palma, 37, on her phone on Monday, July 9, 2018 at their home in Woodstock. Pilego-Palma was taken into custody by ICE on June 10, leaving McNiece and her children with many problems.