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We're back, folks!
Let's welcome out our next case with a quote
by American politician Henry Lewis Stimson.
It reads,
"The only deadly sin I know is cynicism."
He's right. We've become quite the cynics.
Bring out the litigants.
She has her rights
and I won't let anyone take them away from her.
Justice is blind, but I know you're not.
-Good afternoon and welcome. -Good afternoon, ma'am.
-Johan, you're the plaintiff. -Yes, ma'am.
Tell me who Ximena is, why you're suing her,
and what you're requesting to settle this case.
Okay, ma'am.
Ximena is my daughter's mother.
Sarah's American like me.
-An American citizen? -Yes.
Okay.
-Were you born in the U.S.? -Yes, ma'am.
-In the United States? -Yes.
-How about your parents? -They're also from here.
Them too, huh?
My grandparents are from Mexico.
Ah! Okay.
-So you have Mexican roots. -Yes, ma'am.
Okay. Perfect.
So...
She's the mother of your child, but you're not married.
-No, ma'am. -Alright.
What's going on then?
-I need full custody... -Full custody of your child.
-Why? -Because Ximena's afraid.
Donald Trump said he's sending undocumented people like Ximena
-back to Mexico. -She's undocumented.
She wants to take my daughter with her and I won't allow it.
I need my daughter, an American citizen like me,
to stay here in the States.
Lots of people believe in Donald Trump
and the numbers show it.
-It's going to happen, ma'am. -No, it won't.
Now, as a Trump supporter
who's against undocumented people,
tell me how you ended up having a daughter
with an undocumented person.
How could your tiny little penis
impregnate this lady's undocumented vagina?
Enlighten me!
-What happened... -It's hard to fathom
how you can be such a cynic and a hypocrite.
I was in a relationship with someone for many years.
We were going through a rough patch
so I was single at the time.
-I was alone. -I was just a fling.
Go ahead. Tell her.
She used to sell lunch at my job.
When she found out I was single,
she started coming onto me and flirting with me.
You lying jerk!
You were the one telling me,
"Hey, beautiful, let me buy all your burritos.
Give me your number. You're so pretty.
Do you want to go out?"
He's lying, ma'am. We started going out...
So at the end of the day,
this undocumented girl drove you crazy,
because you're such a man.
And you didn't have a condom with you?
No, ma'am. We were just fooling around.
I didn't want to marry her or have anything serious.
Tell her the truth.
Don't be such a cynic, you pathetic -------!
Forgive my language,
but this man went to my house and met my brothers.
You wanted to formalize our relationship...
Here's the thing...
I did go to her house, but the moment I arrived,
ICE got there with dogs and guns, and you know why?
Because her brothers were drug dealers.
After seeing that I lost all interest in her.
I was scared.
And you're an American citizen.
As a citizen, I can't take part in all that.
That's why I left her.
But she was already pregnant.
Well, I later realized that...
-I sought you out! -She called and texted me.
We both had to take responsibility for the child!
She just wanted to legalize her situation in the US.
-Understood. -I thought she was lying.
She's a liar.
-A lying undocumented slut... -Her brothers are...
Your brothers are dealers.
That's beside the point!
Did you recognize your daughter?
After she was born,
I wanted to make sure she was my daughter
so I demanded a paternity test.
I have it here. May I?
Here's the DNA test that proves Sarah's my daughter.
Okay. Perfect.
And after that...
She was given my last name because she's my daughter.
She's an American citizen.
She lives here in the US. And I want her to stay here.
I gave her your last name because you promised me
we'd get married and become a family.
He even told me he'd eventually help me with my papers.
Now, that was not the reason I got pregnant and you know it.
I loved him, ma'am.
-He left me when I... -Hold on, please.
So, by the time your daughter was born,
you had already made up with your ex.
Yes, ma'am. We're back together.
Right now you're married to another woman, right?
Yes.
-And Sarah's my only child. -That you know of.
And you're so scared of Trump deporting her...
Not me, her.
She confessed she was taking Sarah to Mexico
if that were to happen.
And it's going to happen, ma'am.
That's why I'm asking for full custody.
Sarah's my daughter.
She's an American citizen and as such,
she has to stay in the country.
Okay. Perfect.
Ximena, how do you respond?
Ma'am, I'm desperate.
I'm not going to lie. I'm terrified.
I'm depressed. I can't sleep.
I'm not comfortable. I'm scared.
How long have you been in the country without papers?
A little over 10 years.
I came to the States with my brothers.
Unfortunately, they were hanging with the wrong crowd,
which I have nothing to do with.
-Have you ever been arrested? -No, no...
Never.
Any citations, tickets, nothing?
I don't drive. I take the bus everywhere.
So you're living under the radar, huh?
No one knows. No one's bothered you.
And that why I live in fear. I'm hiding all the time.
Now with Donald Trump...
Is that how you're going to raise Sarah?
Shut it, please.
I don't know what to do with you.
I need help.
I need you to please understand.
He harasses me.
He calls me and tells me he's calling Immigration.
"Give me back my daughter."
Now she's your daughter, huh?
After I looked for you for over two years?
After telling you I was pregnant
and begging you to stay with me?
"No, you only want me for the papers.
-because you're undocumented." -That's all you wanted, though.
Tell me something, Ximena. Why are you here?
Why did you come to the show?
What are you looking for?
After all, you could've grabbed your daughter
and left for Mexico, leaving this whole mess behind.
I want to know what you're doing here.
I'm here to show you...
Not to this bastard, because he doesn't deserve it.
But to show you that even though I don't have papers,
I'm a mother and I want to do the right thing.
I'm scared.
Donald Trump terrifies me.
He incites racism
and pushes people like this man to intimidate us
and take advantage of us.
I want to go back to Mexico and take my daughter with me
so I can give her a better future.
Who do you have in Mexico?
Do you have family? A job? Someone to help you there?
Unfortunately, I only have an aunt there.
She's helping me by letting me stay at her place.
My plan is to get a job and come out of the shadows.
Because that's how you live here.
You have to hide if you want to work.
That why I want him to give me signed consent
to take my daughter to Mexico.
You want his consent to take her with you then.
Okay, listen to me.
-Is she here with you? -Yes, ma'am.
Okay, listen.
I want to see her behind the scenes to protect her identity.
-How old is she? -She's six months old.
Six months. Okay.
I'm going to go see her during the break.
No one will see her but me.
I want to see what condition she's in.
Now, you're countersuing him for his permission
That's our case.
-You have a witness, right? -Yes.
Please bring out the plaintiff's witness.
I saw their child behind the scenes during the break.
She's a healthy, clean six-months-old baby.
She looks well fed, and she seems to be in good condition.
This baby's been living with her mother up until now, right?
-Yes, ma'am. -Okay.
This is the baby's birth certificate
that was given to him by a court of law,
showing him as her biological and legal father.
Good afternoon. What's your name?
Good afternoon, ma'am. My name's Lorena.
I'm Lorena. Johan's wife.
I'm here because ever since we got married two months ago,
this woman's done nothing but threaten us.
-She calls to threaten me... -No, I don't.
-You're crazy. -Wait a minute, Ximena.
Let me listen to her.
She's been threatening me, telling me,
"Either you and your husband leave me and my daughter alone,
or one of these days you'll wake up without a husband."
Her brothers are criminals.
One of these days either one of us will end up dead.
Can you imagine what's going to happen to that child
under her care?
That child is an American citizen.
This is all speculation, though.
People come here to speculate.
You're crazy!
People like to come here to speculate in my presence.
There's no legal basis to what you're saying.
I'm speaking.
Bring out the defendant's witness.
Who do you think you are to take my daughter from me?
Go and have your own children.
See how she reacts? She's crazy.
She can't control herself.
-Go have your own children! -Control yourself!
Silence!
Thank you.
-She's crazy. -Silence I said!
What's your name?
Good afternoon, ma'am. My name's Tony.
I work With Johan and I know what a coward he is.
I've had his back for too long and I'm done with it.
He's a liar and a player.
-This man? -Yes, ma'am.
Not true!
He likes to sleep around.
Especially with women without documents.
He thinks they're easy.
"All you have to do is promise them a ring, papers,
and they're ready to sleep with you."
That means he prays on undocumented women, right?
How sad.
Because at the end of the day, he's Hispanic.
He might think he's white going...
"I want custody, ma'am.
I want custody of my daughter."
And he might see himself as white,
but the blood flowing through his veins is Mexican blood...
Hispanic blood.
How sad.
Anything else you'd like to add?
I've been covering for him for too long and I'm fed up.
Last time I helped him out, this lady went to our job,
baby in hand, looking for him, and he hid from her.
-Because he disappeared, ma'am. -What were you doing at my job?
You were trying to decide if she was your daughter or not.
Dr. Angel Leal.
Why don't you tell her you slept with me after...
-He told me, though. -Oh, he did, did he?
Why won't you have your own baby then?
Stop trying to take her away from me.
She's my daughter, too!
Why won't you have your own baby?
Silence!
-Have your own kids! -Silence.
-Silence! -Have your own!
Silence.
-Can you have children? -No, ma'am.
Oh! Now I get it!
Now I see why you want to take her away from me.
You don't understand because you're not a mother.
That jerk knocked me up!
-Okay. -Now I get it, ma'am!
Okay. Go back.
Now I see why this bastard
wanted to take my daughter away from me!
We wanted to keep your daughter to...
Silence!
Everybody shut up! Enough.
Okay.
Has there been any news?
Has anything happened?
Has a new immigration law been passed
or are we still the same?
We're still the same.
The defendant's in no real danger of being deported.
She has the right to being tried by Immigration.
In fact, there are three stages to an immigration process.
There's the undocumented person,
the one on trial and the one with a letter of deportation.
The undocumented person
has the right to be tried by Immigration.
She'd qualify for cancellation of deportation
under the ten year statue since she has American daughter.
What we need is to educate ourselves more, then.
People need to understand there are resources and options
that'll help them stop living in fear
because of some people's threats.
"I'm better than you
because I'm an American citizen and this and that."
Exactly.
-She's at the beginning of... -Shut up!
I know what she wants. Shut up!
-You go and adopt a baby! -Exactly!
She's at the beginning of an immigration process
that could take years, depending on...
But she's never been detained or anything, though.
It doesn't have to be a mandatory sentence...
She's in limbo.
And she has the right to be tried by Immigration.
Are there any steps she needs to take?
At this moment, she could qualify
for a differed action at the prosecutor's discretion
to be tried and ask for the ten years.
But it wouldn't be appropriate because it'd be irrelevant.
Perfect.
Now, going back to this particular case...
-Is he paying child support? -All he gave me was $150.
-Do you have a job? -Yes.
-Do you have a good salary? -Yes.
-Really? -Yes.
Good.
You're going to give me your income.
We'll also get hers and do the math
to find out how much child support
you'll be paying Ximena for your baby before going home.
I'll deny you your daughter's custody
because I'm sure you don't care about her.
You're nothing but a cynic who preys on undocumented women
because according to you, they're easier.
I feel sorry for the lady in yellow
because you'll never be faithful to her.
You're a cynic and a jerk!
And since no one gave you visitation rights,
you're on your own.
I'll deal with your child support.
Your claim is denied.
That's my ruling. It's final. Case closed!
Be kind, be careful, get educated,
give respect to get respect, and may God help us!
See you next time!
Come right back.
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