US immigration crackdown tearing families apart - 07 July 09

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A US government crackdown on illegal immigration has torn families apart, and human rights activists say millions of children are left in a lurch when their parents are forced out of the country.

In Guatemala a woman lost custody of her two children after US authorities deported her back to her hometown of Joyaba.

Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports.