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“He was asking what’s going to happen to him,” Benach says of her client. “He’s about 29. He says he’s been working for a company for a few years and is working on getting his MBA, with his company’s help. [He asked], is he going to continue to have deferred action? I said I don’t know.”

Ava Benach, an attorney with Benach Collopy, added that Clinton’s previous stated view resulted in loss of life—and that, thus, she has a credibility problem. “She has supported and defended the administration’s aggressive approach since the numbers of children showing up increased,” Benach said. “And that’s an approach that’s led to detention and illness and deportation and death.”

“The judge recognized that Christina’s detention has gone on far too long and accepted Christina’s efforts to live a healthier life,” Ava Benach, Christina’s attorney, said in a press release. “The strong showing of Christina’s family, community and supporters gave the Judge comfort that Christina should be granted a chance to rebuild her life after such prolonged detention.”