Ilse

When Ilse Cruz was a toddler she and her mom immigrated from Mexico to Chicago in search of better opportunities Now a passionate dancer and ambitious high school student Ilse hopes to go to college and one day visit the family she left behind However her undocumented status pushes these dreams further out of reach Halfway through her senior year Ilse learns her DACA permit qualifies her for a special document that allows her to return to Mexico Through a lifechanging trip Ilse reconnects with her family and Mexican roots and her legal reentry to the US fasttracks her application process for permanent residency Six months after she graduates from high school Ilse obtains her green card mere weeks before Donald Trump takes office While Ilses mother rejoices in these unexpected events for her daughter her own fate grows ever more uncertain