When 25-year-old Fort Worth father of four Jesus Vazquez was deported to Mexico in March, his wife Cassidy suddenly found herself running a one-woman operation at home: full-time caregiver, breadwinner and de facto case manager for a family now split by the border.
The abrupt separation has left her juggling rent, childcare and mounting legal fees while trying to keep life as normal as possible for their young children, all under the age of 9.
Vazquez was detained after a routine ICE check-in in November and spent months in federal custody before his removal, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He told the paper he came to the U.S. as a baby and had allowed his DACA protections to lapse because he could not afford the renewal fee…