Isla Gomez

And I don't want to say he's in full panic, but he's really feeling it. Even so on the phone, like I can hear himself let go. I can hear his voice drop and I can hear that like excitement that he would try to have low.

It's like this feeling of like life keeps going and life still feels normal, but there's something wrong. It's just all so real now. Within these last days, I felt like my anxiety has been over the roof. It just feels like it's so hard to get through your day. It's so hard, like, because I can't believe it.

It's like this feeling of like life keeps going and life still feels normal, but there's something wrong. It's just all so real now. Within these last days, I felt like my anxiety has been over the roof. It just feels like it's so hard to get through your day. It's so hard, like, because I can't believe it.

You cannot tell me they'll be taking my dad and he will be in Brazil for the next, like, 10 years up until we can reapply for him. Like, that does not cross my mind.

You cannot tell me they'll be taking my dad and he will be in Brazil for the next, like, 10 years up until we can reapply for him. Like, that does not cross my mind.

As much as I would love to stay here and be like, yeah, my family is going to reunite in Brazil, it can't be a plan. And it's also, it can't be a plan due to the fact that my parents have worked way too damn hard, too many years of their damn life to come here. Mm-hmm. I will be continuing college. And if anything, I will be continuing their success times that by 100.

As much as I would love to stay here and be like, yeah, my family is going to reunite in Brazil, it can't be a plan. And it's also, it can't be a plan due to the fact that my parents have worked way too damn hard, too many years of their damn life to come here. Mm-hmm. I will be continuing college. And if anything, I will be continuing their success times that by 100.

I refuse to believe that they'll be throwing that away. And if I can even continue my dad's company to keep going and get other people to manage it, I will be continuing to making their name. So Brazil was never in my plans. It's one thing to take my dad away from me. It's another to take everything that they worked hard for.

I refuse to believe that they'll be throwing that away. And if I can even continue my dad's company to keep going and get other people to manage it, I will be continuing to making their name. So Brazil was never in my plans. It's one thing to take my dad away from me. It's another to take everything that they worked hard for.

I'd get it if you're talking about a murderer that doesn't belong here and he's just out running on the street or I'd get that. But if you're okay with separating families because they're just simply immigrants, that's a battle you're dealing within yourself.

I'd get it if you're talking about a murderer that doesn't belong here and he's just out running on the street or I'd get that. But if you're okay with separating families because they're just simply immigrants, that's a battle you're dealing within yourself.

If they're hearing my story specifically, I hope they hear that and that they try to picture one of their daughters sitting here and having to talk about one of their parents like this because somebody out there is wishing that on somebody else. And I just really want them to picture that.

If they're hearing my story specifically, I hope they hear that and that they try to picture one of their daughters sitting here and having to talk about one of their parents like this because somebody out there is wishing that on somebody else. And I just really want them to picture that.

I cannot possibly bear that at all. I can't even envision that. My dream was to have both of my parents see me walk the stage. That's within two years. I don't believe that my dad will not be there. Because at the end of the day, I really did it for him. And then in a couple of years that I'm supposed to like get married and have a family, like that sounds unreal doing that without my dad.

I cannot possibly bear that at all. I can't even envision that. My dream was to have both of my parents see me walk the stage. That's within two years. I don't believe that my dad will not be there. Because at the end of the day, I really did it for him. And then in a couple of years that I'm supposed to like get married and have a family, like that sounds unreal doing that without my dad.

And it sounds like you're talking about somebody that passed away, but quite literally, I refuse to believe. Like those were my plans. Those are what I used to pray for God. Now that's not even my prayers anymore. That's how much I already feel like I'm changing my life. It feels like everything that I worked for has no meaning to it.

And it sounds like you're talking about somebody that passed away, but quite literally, I refuse to believe. Like those were my plans. Those are what I used to pray for God. Now that's not even my prayers anymore. That's how much I already feel like I'm changing my life. It feels like everything that I worked for has no meaning to it.

Everything no longer has a value since it could all just be taken away from you.

Everything no longer has a value since it could all just be taken away from you.

As of right now, there's like no dream, no goal. There's no that dream that you dream big of, oh, I really want to do this. It's just kind of like, I want to be like completely honest. It's just bland. It's just like, okay, well, my dream is to kind of just be able to push through this.