It was one of the worst experiences in my professional life. 

I was asked by an immigration client to escort his wife to the border. She was leaving the country per court deportation order.

Her husband told me, “I cannot say good-bye.  Will you please say it for me?”

I agreed. 

Her defeat, after all, was my defeat. 

She knew, I knew she might never see her family in person again. 

That moment has never left my soul.

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