
Africa-Press – Gambia. The teen in a pink hoodie and torn black jeans sat upright before the judge. He didn’t budge as the interpreter motioned repeatedly for him to move closer to the microphone — she could scarcely hear him.
On Sept. 5 in San Francisco, Kevin made his first appearance in federal immigration court since crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in January. The 17-year-old who escaped his town in Honduras — leaving behind his parents, his beloved dogs and the gangs that threatened his life — stared ahead and kneaded his knuckles as he softly answered the judge’s questions.
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