BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - For years, Giovanna Hernandez has worked to help immigrants navigate the complex path of staying in the United States.

As a social worker with the Hispanic Immigration Coalition of Alabama (HICA), her mission has been to protect others from the devastating reality of deportation.

Now, she’s the one in ICE custody facing the very same fate she’s dedicated her career to helping others avoid.

Her family says they’re doing everything they can to bring her home.

What began as an ordinary Tuesday morning in Leeds quickly became the fight of the Hernandez family’s life.

Inside their home, the walls are lined with photographs - birthdays, holidays, moments of laughter and love. Those pictures tell the story of a family’s journey from Mexico to Alabama, a life bui

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