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An 8-year-old girl in U.S. legally to fight cancer might see her mom deported, and no one will explain why

“All I want is to have my daughter live her full life,” her father said.

Jiovani Cunanan holds his daughter, Lucia, 8, at the office of their immigration attorney, Ricky Palladino, in Philadelphia earlier this month. Lucia and her family came to Philadelphia so she could be treated for a rare blood cancer.
Jiovani Cunanan holds his daughter, Lucia, 8, at the office of their immigration attorney, Ricky Palladino, in Philadelphia earlier this month. Lucia and her family came to Philadelphia so she could be treated for a rare blood cancer.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer