legs of petrona's father and killed another child in the family. to escape a death threat, her husband had already slipped illegally into america last year. she would do the same. two weeks ago, like so many others, she slipped easily into mexico at the guatemalan border but shortly after she crossed a river into texas she was arrested and brought to a detention center, joining dozens of other mothers and children. to cope with the tens of thousands of central americans like petrona, the government flew her and about 100 others to arizona. then drove them to the border patrol center in el accept to re, california, to be fingerprinted, have their picture taken and given notice to appear in court. she's released on her own recognizan recognizance. >> translator: i'm almost there. >> reporter: she tells her husband on a borrowed cell phone. he's living in washington state. he sent her money to buy the ticket and petron and rudy bored