Two Haitian families, two diverging fates at U.S.-Mexico border

FILE PHOTO: Macdalla Renois holds her daughter Angelina as she and her husband Oberto Destinoble talk to Reuters after they were deported from Del Rio, Texas, by U.S. authorities, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Alie Sajous and Macdalla Renois both left Haiti years ago seeking a new life in South America, but struggled there. This summer, both decided to set out on a harrowing journey through a dozen countries to seek a new life in the United States.

Renois was heavily pregnant when she trekked for days through the jungle area between Colombia and Panama. After Sajous' family crossed the same dangerous stretch, her toddler had to be hospitalized for several days.