New York City – Like many children of undocumented immigrants, Lupe Martinez has lived a precarious life.
Lupe’s parents migrated to the United States by way of Oaxaca, Mexico, living without the legal status that their daughter attained at birth having been born in New York. In 2002, following a car accident on the way to work, Lupe’s father was detained for driving without a license or insurance, setting in motion a string of events that led to his deportation.