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Photos: Saying goodbye at an ICE deportation facility

August 3, 2014 5:00AM ET

Eyewitness to the final moments between immigrants and their families

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At the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, a woman who had driven 5 hours to say goodbye and deliver clothes to her ex-husband learns that because of a mix-up, he was not at the facility, July 11, 2014. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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Informational handouts and rosaries brought to the facility by volunteers from the Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants wait to be handed out to detainees and their loved ones. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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The family of Rosendo Juarez-Hernandez, scheduled to be deported that day, wait to see him before he is sent back to Mexico. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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With a bill that a family member gave him in his hand, Rosendo Juarez-Hernandez says goodbye to his family through plexiglass. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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Rosendo Juarez-Hernandez’s daughter Martina Cruz and her family say goodbye to him. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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Juarez-Hernandez is father to seven children, all of them born in the United States. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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A member of the Interfaith Committee of Detained Immigrants leads the family of Rosendo Juarez-Hernandez in prayer after they have said goodbye. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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Detainees inside the bus that will take them to an undisclosed airport to board a chartered flight that will remove them from the U.S. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America
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The bus pulls out of the garage before as it departs for the airport. Saverio Truglia for Al Jazeera America