Dora Melara says the pandemic has made it tougher to find parents who the Trump administration separated from their children at the US-Mexico border. But she's determined to keep trying.
Dora Melara heads into remote parts of Honduras, looking for clues in cases she never imagined would take this long to solve.
Sometimes, the people she's seeking are nowhere to be found."There are places where you practically have to climb mountains to get there. And when you arrive, they say, 'He doesn't live here anymore,'" says Melara, an attorney working with the nonprofit Justice In Motion.
Boy traumatized after separation: I can't forget 03:09When she does find a family, they can be distrustful at first. But Melara says the simple act of speaking with them face-to-face and listening to their stories brings solace and relief. And for parents that may have been struggling for months to reach their children and unsure of where to turn, Melara says it's been rewarding to watch them reconnect in video calls."Some have told me. ...
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