20170209 Father Of Girl Who Met With Pope Fights To Stay In US

Immigrant Mario Vargas, 2nd left, and his family in a news conference before a court appearance on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 in Los Angeles. Vargas attended his first removal hearing before an immigration judge since being released from Immigration Detention in 2014. He is accompanied by his daughter, Jersey, who, when she was 10, traveled to Rome three years ago and asked Pope Francis - one day before he was to meet with President Barack Obama - to intervene to prevent her father's deportation. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/PHOTOFORMULA.com)