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Goalkeeper's mother travels to U.S. for World Cup after political intervention
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Goalkeeper's mother travels to U.S. for World Cup after political intervention

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ana Cándida Évora, mother of Cape Verdean goalkeeper Vozinha, is traveling to the United States to join her son at the World Cup.
  • She initially couldn't afford the trip due to a $15,000 bond required by U.S. immigration policy under the Trump administration.
  • U.S. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries intervened, asking the State Department to assist Évora.

Ana Cándida Évora, the mother of Cape Verde's veteran goalkeeper Vozinha, has begun her journey from São Vicente island to the capital, Praia. Her goal is to complete the necessary paperwork to travel to the United States. There, she hopes to finally reunite with her son after missing his historic debut in the World Cup.

Évora was unable to attend her national team's opening match against Spain. The high cost of travel, compounded by a $15,000 bond demanded under the immigration policies of the Donald Trump administration, proved prohibitive. This situation garnered significant attention and sympathy.

The case reached Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives. Jeffries actively engaged in the matter, stating, "I spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and asked the State Department to do everything possible to ensure his mother could..."

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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