Jair Solis became his family’s first-ever college graduate last weekend. It’s a milestone that had long felt out of reach because of the long-lasting fallout from his dad’s detention in an immigration facility.

With the return of the federal administration that once detained Jair’s father, more than 100,000 children — most of them U.S. citizens — have had parents detained or deported, according to a recent analysis by the Brookings Institute.

In this episode we interview Jair about how his family’s experiences with the immigration system shaped his life and education.

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Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This episode is hosted by EdSource’s Betty Márquez Rosales and produced by Coby McDonald.