A Guatemalan man entered the U.S. with his daughter, 7. The U.S. government deported him and kept the girl.

“What if I lose her forever?” his wife chastened him. “I have to get my daughter back! Give me the money to pay a coyote. I’ll go get her today!”https://t.co/WseBni0REl pic.twitter.com/pKYXx9ivsM

— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) July 10, 2018

ICE said in a statement that Ovidio Batres Morales “requested to be returned to Guatemala without his family member.”

Ovidio said he doesn’t remember agreeing to leave without his daughter. But he also said he isn’t sure what documents he signed. Because he can’t read or write. https://t.co/NlxsPmDoVA

— Matt Pearce 🦅 (@mattdpearce) July 10, 2018