As others flee, one Juneau migrant family is hoping to stay amid federal uncertainty
04-05-2025 21:04 via ktoo.org

As others flee, one Juneau migrant family is hoping to stay amid federal uncertainty

Self-portraits Haitian students made at Harborview Elementary School before their family left Juneau. (Photos courtesy of Gwenna Corvez)
Some immigrants living in Juneau left the United States recently after an email from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security told them they had to leave.
But one family who received the email hasn’t left.
A woman, her husband and teenage daughter fled Venezuela in May 2023 and eventually resettled in Juneau with temporary parole status. She spoke to KTOO
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