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She Made Sure Her Baby Was Born an American. Then Federal Agents Separated Them.

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 3:25 PM · By Caroline Kitchener, Charo Henríquez and Hamed Aleaziz

Diana Acosta Verde, who came into the United States illegally when she was six months pregnant, had to leave her baby at a hospital while she returned to a detention center.