Irene da Silva & Ivete Souza

Mother and daughter, Irene and Ivete, were separated for ten long years after Irene was barred from returning to the US from Brazil where she had gone for her final interview for her green card at the request of the US government. Irene had been approved for a green card at the time of her banishment. Irene now lives in Boston MA with her daughter Ivete and celebrated her 90th birthday.