Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This edition of Newsday Investigates explores immigrants caught in America’s deportation system. In Manhattan, Ecuadorian father Julio Zambrano faces an immigration judge, navigating a three-year court backlog while struggling to keep his family together. Meanwhile, brothers Josue and Jose Trejo Lopez — raised in Georgia and Long Island, NY — are deported to El Salvador and fight to return to the only home they’ve known.
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0:00 - Teaser: "We Grew Up As Americans"
0:23 - Intro: 3 Years Investigating Long Island Immigration
2:05 - Seeking Asylum & Facing a 3-Year Court Backlog
13:26 - Intro: Long Island Brothers Deported to El Salvador
14:25 - Detained at Routine Check-In & Sent to San Salvador
26:06 - Human Impact of U.S. Immigration Laws
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This edition of Newsday Investigates explores immigrants caught in America’s deportation system. In Manhattan, Ecuadorian father Julio Zambrano faces an immigration judge, navigating a three-year court backlog while struggling to keep his family together. Meanwhile, brothers Josue and Jose Trejo Lopez — raised in Georgia and Long Island, NY — are deported to El Salvador and fight to return to the only home they’ve known.
Subscribe to the WLIW newsletter to stay informed: wliw.org/email-preferences/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=description&utm_id=description
0:00 - Teaser: "We Grew Up As Americans"
0:23 - Intro: 3 Years Investigating Long Island Immigration
2:05 - Seeking Asylum & Facing a 3-Year Court Backlog
13:26 - Intro: Long Island Brothers Deported to El Salvador
14:25 - Detained at Routine Check-In & Sent to San Salvador
26:06 - Human Impact of U.S. Immigration Laws
#NewsdayInvestigates #Immigration #Deportation #LongIsland #ElSalvador #ICE #AsylumSeekers #BorderPolicy #THIRTEEN #WNET
Please SUBSCRIBE if you enjoyed: youtube.com/@ThirteenWNET?sub_confirmation=1
For full episodes, check out thirteen.org
Facebook: facebook.com/thirteenwnet
Instagram: instagram.com/thirteenwnet
TikTok: tiktok.com/@thirteenwnet
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THIRTEEN is one of America’s most respected and innovative public media providers. Part of The WNET Group, THIRTEEN is a unique cultural and educational institution that harnesses the power of television and electronic media to inform, enlighten, entertain and inspire. The flagship public television station of the New York City tri-state area and the most-watched public television channel in the nation, THIRTEEN reaches millions of people with programming that celebrates arts and culture, offers insightful commentary on the news of the day, explores the worlds of science and nature, and invites people of all ages to have fun while learning.
