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A Long Journey Home - Death of Illegal Immigrant { 36 images } Created 30 Jun 2014

"A Long Journey Home"
Mariana de la Torre, 28, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in July 2007, eight months after crossing the border illegally from Mexico into the U.S. to escape an abusive boyfriend. In order to receive medical treatment, Mariana bought somebody’s ID and medical card in an underground market but by the time she was admitted, the cancer had become terminal. With the assistance of the Mexican embassy and an NGO helping illegal immigrants, Mariana was permitted to leave the U.S. and return to her home in Mexico to reunite with her three children as her last wish.
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, cries at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, Feb 20, 2009 as she talks about her children she left behind in Mexico. <br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, gets treated at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, Feb 20, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, is helped by her boyfriend Santiago Garcia to stand up at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, Feb 20, 2009.<br />
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, holds the hand of her boyfriend Santiago Garcia at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, Feb 22, 2009 in the morning of her departure to Mexico.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Children of Mariana de la Torre, 29, Andrea, 11, Rodrigo, 8, and Diego, 3, pose in her room at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, Feb 20, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Church members pray for Mariana de la Torre, 29, at Trinity Medical Center in Rock Island, IL, Feb 21, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, kisses her boyfriend Santiago Garcia at O'Hare International Airport on Feb 22, 2009, prior to her flight heading back to Mexico.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, gets embraced by her brother Jose Manuel as she arrives at Morelia airport in Mexico on Feb 23, 2009 while her daughter Andrea, 11, is comforted by Mariana's aunt Maribel. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, holds the hands of her children Rodrigo, 8, and Andrea, 11, in an ambulance after arriving at Morelia airport in Mexico on Feb 23, 2009.<br />
 (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, is surrounded by her children Andrea, 11, left, Rodrigo, 8, center and Diego, 3, and her aunt Paula Landeros at Centro Estatal de Oncologia (Oncology hospital) in Morelia, Mexico on Feb 23, 2009. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, left, embraces her grandmother Eleodora Montes de Oca as she arrives at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on Feb 25, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, shares a laugh with her grandmother Eleodora Montes de Oca, left, mother Maria Elena and her daughter Andrea, 11, front, at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on Feb 25, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, struggles with pain at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on Feb 26, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, sleeps while family members eat dinner at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on Feb 26, 2009.<br />
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, is surrounded by her children, Diego, 3, Andrea, 11, and other family members at her family's house in Apatzingan, Mexico on Feb 25, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, talks with her boyfriend Santiago Garcia on the phone along with her daughter Andrea at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Members of a local church pray for Mariana de la Torre, 29, left, at the house of Mariana's family in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 8, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, suffers from pain as she is comforted by her mother Mary Elena at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 8, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, talks to her daughter Andrea, 11, center, and cousin Miriam at the family's house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 15, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, gets her feet massaged by her family members at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 15, 2009.<br />
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, is comforted by her mother Maria Elena on her bed at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 9, 2009.<br />
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, gets her feet washed by her daughter Andrea, 11, on her bed at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 19, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, talks to her niece Guadalupe de la Torre 2, as she rests outside her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 20, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Mariana de la Torre, 29, is comforted by, from left, her aunts Paula Landeros, Maribel Landeors, her mother Maria Elena, and her sister Silvia de la Torre on her bed at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March 19, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Family members stand outside the bedroom of Mariana de la Torre, 29, at her family's house in Apatzingan, Mexico on March, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Family members light candles during a vigil for Mariana de la Torre, 29, at the her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009 in the wake of her death.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Maria Elena de la Torre cries during a vigil for her daughter, Mariana de la Torre, 29, at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Maria Elena de la Torre cries during a vigil for her daughter, Mariana de la Torre, 29, at her house in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Children of Mariana de la Torre touch a casket of their mother during the vigil in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Children sleep in front of a casket of Mariana de la Torre during the vigil in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009.<br />
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  • Rodrigo de la Torre, 8, embraces a casket of his mother, Mariana, during her funeral in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Family members of Mariana de la Torre, carry the casket of Mariana at a cemetery during a funeral in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009.<br />
(Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Family members of Mariana de la Torre, from left, son Rodrigo, 8, daughter Andrea, 11, and brother Jose Manuel comfort each other as the grave yard workers bury a casket of Mariana during a funeral in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Family members of Mariana de la Torre, 29, lay flowers on Mariana's grave during a funeral in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Family members of Mariana de la Torre, 29, from left, sister Silvia, children Andrea, 11, Rodrigo, 8, brother Jose Manuel and child Diego, 3, comfort each other in front of Mariana's grave during a funeral in Apatzingan, Mexico on April 8, 2009. (Photo by Kuni Takahashi)
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  • Copy of undated photo of Mariana de la Torre, and her daughter Andrea.
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