Mette Lampcov

Documentary Photographer

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Location: West Los Angeles

Nationality: Danish /America

Biography: Mette Lampcov is a freelance documentary photographer from Denmark, who is based in Los Angeles, California.She studied fine art in London, England and after moving to the United States 15 years ago, studied photography and journalism at... MORE

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The US Government Is Claiming This Separated Immigrant Family Wasn't Separated

mette lampcov

Feb 27, 2019

The US government separated a father from his 12-year-old daughter and then deported him back to Guatemala, but says he does not count as a separated parent. He’s hoping an ongoing court case can give him a second chance.

A Guatemalan family split apart by the Trump administration's family separations policy is desperately hoping the US legal system will give them a second chance — but the government argues they don't qualify for one.

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The US Government Is Claiming This Separated Immigrant Family Wasn't Separated
The US government separated a father from his 12-year-old daughter and then deported him back to Guatemala, but says he does not count as a separated parent. He’s hoping an ongoing court case can give him a second chance.

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