'I'm here. I’m here.' Father reunited with son amid tears, relief and fear of what's next [latimes.com]

Alicia Doktor 7/18/184:00 AM

Hermelindo Che Coc learned his son was coming home and immediately began to prepare for his arrival.

Nearly two months had passed since he’d seen his 6-year-old boy after they were separated at the border while traveling from Guatemala to seek asylum.

On Saturday, the father mopped floors and washed bed sheets at the home in the L.A. area where he was staying. He cooked a big pot of chicken soup, his son’s favorite.

[For more on this story by ESMERALDA BERMUDEZ, go to http://www.latimes.com/local/c...0715-htmlstory.html#]

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