When Anavelis and her 6-year-old daughter, Genesis, arrived in the United States from Honduras in 2018, they hoped for a better life ahead. Instead, they became one of thousands of families separated under the Trump administration’s immigration policies, including "zero tolerance."

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Anavelis and Genesis share their stories in this excerpt from "After Zero Tolerance," a documentary short premiering Tues., Dec. 6, 2022 on FRONTLINE. Follow their years-long quest to reunite in the full documentary: https://to.pbs.org/3h42qPH

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“After Zero Tolerance” is a FRONTLINE production with Five O’Clock Films in association with Guerra Productions, Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, and University of Connecticut. The writer, producer and director is Oscar Guerra. The senior producer is Frank Koughan. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.

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