{"id":19318,"date":"2023-06-02T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=19318"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:32:19","slug":"frank-sandoval-cinco-anos-familia-venezolana-reunida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/06\/02\/frank-sandoval-five-years-venezuelan-family-reunited\/","title":{"rendered":"Tras cinco largos a\u00f1os, una familia venezolana se reencuentra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fdeb8d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Frank Sandoval stood fidgeting at the baggage claim in O\u2019Hare airport at nearly two in the morning on Friday May 26. In his left hand, he held a bouquet of red roses and balloons tied with an American flag bow. His wife and daughter\u2019s flight had been delayed almost eight hours, and this would be the first time they\u2019d see each other in five years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m the happiest man alive right now,\u201d Sandoval said as he stared down the airport corridor, scanning the crowd for his family.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d hardly slept the night before in anticipation of this moment. To surprise his family, Sandoval had arranged a limo with champagne to drive them home, but the driver had to leave as he was hours past his expected start time. Instead, Sandoval\u2019s good friend sat in the airport parking lot, waiting to take the family back to his apartment in Lockport, a southwest suburb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fe00ba\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fe0b95\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fe1225\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>More than 8,500 Venezuelans have come to Chicago since August 2022 on buses at the direction of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. 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He was volunteering with <a href=\"https:\/\/ilaccesstojustice.com\/\">Illinois Access to Justice<\/a> to help with intake at local shelters, and shared his story about his long and difficult journey to asylum.<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval came to the U.S. in 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2022\/10\/13\/an-overwhelmed-immigration-system-is-facing-a-shortage-of-attorneys-amid-a-growing-backlog-of-cases\/\">fleeing persecution in Venezuela<\/a> for his affiliation with an anti-government group. He made the difficult but life-saving decision to leave his wife and daughter behind in Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>A lot has changed for Sandoval and his family since they were last together.<\/p>\n<p>He moved from New Jersey to New York and finally to Chicago, where he began working as a paralegal. He was granted asylum after four grueling years of paperwork and court appearances, representing himself in court because he couldn\u2019t afford an immigration lawyer and was unable to find pro bono legal assistance. He then started the process over again, petitioning the government for asylum that would allow his wife and daughter to move to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>In their five years apart, Sandoval learned to live on his own. He taught himself to cook because he missed his wife\u2019s \u201call-homemade, never bought\u201d meals. The restaurants near him just didn\u2019t compare to Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval\u2019s delicious cooking. Frank said that he missed everything she cooked, but he especially loved her crispy grilled chicken.<\/p>\n<p>He also dealt with the sometimes overwhelming loneliness he felt being away from his family. In the last five years, his brother, eldest sister and nephew all died. He could not attend any of their funerals and mourned from afar. And on the day he learned that his wife and daughter were granted asylum and allowed to come to the United States, Sandoval got a call that his mom had died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fe4b26\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23.05.26-Sandoval-Reunion_web-3.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Frank Sandoval hugs his daughter, Massiel Sandoval, 21, at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., Friday, May 26, 2023.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Anthony Jackson for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fe59ec\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>\u201cI said, \u2018this is a gift from my mother,\u2019\u201d said Sandoval. \u201cShe knew I was going to be by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval said his mother always asked about the status of their case and that she wanted them to be reunited as soon as possible. Now, despite his losses, the years on his own were about to end.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval had been sharing photos and videos of their journey to the United States from Venezuela, documenting their flights and her and Massiel Sandoval\u2019s excitement. The most recent video he\u2019d received was of their takeoff from Bogota, Columbia, where Venezuela&#8217;s U.S. embassy is located.<\/p>\n<p>After counting down the days until he could be with his family again, he was just minutes away from holding them in his arms.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-family-reunited\">A Family Reunited<\/h2>\n<p>At the airport, Sandoval started to tear up as he saw his wife and daughter approach. They let out exclamations as they embraced, and Massiel Sandoval held back tears. At last, they were back together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Our time apart was] terrible, horrible, and I had very strong depression every day,\u201d said Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval, clutching the bouquet and balloons. Even though Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval has had her American visa for several years, she stayed in Venezuela until Massiel Sandoval was able to come, too. \u201cI stayed for my daughter, offering her protection, love, and guidance since she was at a very difficult age [then], 16 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Massiel Sandoval, going through her teenage years without her father was really tough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been quite hard, even emotionally, psychologically, everything,\u201d said Massiel Sandoval through her own tears. \u201cMy mother sacrificed herself to be with me, and I love her, but to be back with my dad is simply the best thing that has happened to me in all these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three continued to hug, smile, and cry. 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The family is on their way to begin their new lives together in the United States after being apart for more than five years.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Anthony Jackson for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69ee4e8fe7960\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"whats-next\">What\u2019s Next<\/h2>\n<p>The family are looking forward to every part of their new life together in Illinois. Sandoval has filed for his green card, and Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval and Massiel Sandoval will file for theirs on Nov. 17 of this year. For now, they are planning a trip to the Brookfield Zoo and a local park. They also plan to get Massiel Sandoval and Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval Social Security cards, phones, and bank accounts. Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval plans to brush up on her English by taking classes at Joliet Junior College, and Massiel Sandoval is planning to start school full time as soon as she gets her Social Security card.<\/p>\n<p>And as for making up for lost time, that\u2019s starting right away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to recover all that time that we lost from not developing as one, sharing day to day, cooking together, supporting each other, and moving on,\u201d said Carolina Alem\u00e1n de Sandoval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Sandoval tuvo que abandonar Venezuela para salvar su vida. Se hizo abogado para ayudar a otros a solicitar asilo. 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