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President Biden created the Family Reunification Task Force to help identify and reunify families separated

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at the U.S. and Mexico Border between January 20, 2017
to January 20, 2021. 

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The task force is here to help you with reunification.

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That’s why we collaborate with the civil society

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and groups like SENECA and
the International Organization for Migration

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to assist families with the process.

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My job is to help all of those families
that were separated during 2017 to 2021

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and our job right now is to serve and reunify these families.

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Families apply through a portal, a webpage called Juntos.gov

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Families register, input all of their information,

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and with that information we can
check for eligibility and inform of next steps.

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Once your registration is accepted, you’ll
receive a call from IOM to start the process.

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And we’re there during the entire process to make sure people are getting

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the services that they need and deserve now.

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Passport filing, different interviews, visit a variety of offices

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and many families do need help with those kind of things.

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SENECA also

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can help in preparing families for reunification

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talk to their kids.

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Families meet, some traveling
from their countries, while others are local.

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And our team speaks Spanish, or we have
interpreters who speak indigenous languages.

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When we see families being reunited,
it’s an emotional moment for them and for us.

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The service is totally free, you don’t have to pay absolutely anything.

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And we can attest that we’ve
helped more than 800 families to be reunited

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And we know it is only the beginning to a new stage in their lives.