By Mariana Martinez



Just like every other morning,16 year-old Stephanie Jiménez was standing by the bus stop waiting for her boyfriend Mauricio to ride with her to the high school they both attend.


But on May 20th, a man approached her asking questions, asking for her ID and personal information and before she knew what was happening she was shown a police badge, being handcuffed along with Mauricio and another kid and taken to Border Patrol offices in Imperial Beach, being prepared for deportation.


“They treated us terrible at the station, [the officers] where making fun of usâ€